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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“Funny how something can hurt that’s no longer there,” remarks a child named Alma, referring to agonies associated with an amputated leg in the intense German drama “Sound of Falling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 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
Almost as if they were, briefly, spectators watching the agonies of two strangers.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
Everest included sleeping at home with their heads in hypoxic tents meant to mimic the agonies of extreme altitude, reached the world’s highest summit on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
And the two sister-grandmothers, who had engineered the match between their closely related children and had then suffered agonies of doubt and guilt, drew breath again.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
