agony
noun
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
agonies
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pluralof agony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But tragedy, an exploration of human misery, dates back to the Greeks and expresses agonies as old as our species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
As in Park’s Pynchon-style satire and Angie Kim’s affecting “Happiness Falls,” “Flashlight” explores the collective experiences of Korean Americans, agonies closeted away, the rage that screams inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Almost as if they were, briefly, spectators watching the agonies of two strangers.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
Roderigo rent his chains asunder manfully, and Hugo died in agonies of remorse and arsenic, with a wild, “Ha! Ha!”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
