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agonies

US/ˈæ.ɡə.niːz/

agonies is the plural of agony.

Meaning of agony

Noun

agony (countable and uncountable, plural agonies)

  1. Extreme pain or anguish.
    • When the weight fell on her foot, she cried out in agony.
  2. The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (often capitalized).
    • And being in an agonie, he prayed more earneſtly,[…].1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 22:44, column 1
  3. (dated) Violent contest or striving.
    • The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter X, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans...
  4. (dated) Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
    • With cries and agonies of wild delight.1725, Homer, “Book X”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC
  5. The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Questions about agonies

What is agonies the plural of?
Agonies is the plural of agony.
How do you pronounce agonies?
Agonies is pronounced /ˈæ.ɡə.niːz/ (US).

Words near agonies in the dictionary

  1. agonic lines
  2. agonics
  3. agonid
  4. agonids
  5. agonied
  6. agonies
  7. agonious
  8. agonise
  9. agonised
  10. agonisedly
  11. agonises

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