Definitions for agony

agony ag·o·ny

Spelling: [ag-uh-nee]
IPA: /ˈæg ə ni/

Agony is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in agony (agnoy).

Definitions for agony

noun

  1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
  2. a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement:
  3. the struggle preceding natural death:
  4. a violent struggle.
  5. (often initial capital letter) Theology. the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.

Origin of agony

1350-1400; Middle English agonye (Anglo-French) Late Latin agōnia Greek, equivalent to agṓn agon + -ia -y3

Examples for agony

Epic heroes, doom-struck warriors, the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.

Murray lost 6-1 7-6, 6-2 as Kate and William grimaced and groaned in agony with the rest of the nation.

Truth be told, there is no one better at capturing the agony and alarm of a woman in the throes of a nervous breakdown than Moore.

The agony of being so close to our goal but failing gnaws at our insides while we replay the events over and over in our heads.

He awaited, in an agony of suspense, the rattle of the musketry.

agony by agony, something is gained, and my personal agony counts with the rest.

With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.

And she had died in agony, so that she, Harriett, might keep her hundred pounds.

"Hear me," he went on, in an agony of entreaty mingled with something like anger.

Animals in agony or danger are used by Martin Wittfooth, often to hint at the future of the human condition.

Word Value for agony
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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