Agony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

a state of acute pain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæŋkɚfɹɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/blɒkˈeɪdəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blɒkˈeɪdəz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæŋkɚfɹɪt/.

Examples

an agony of doubt
the torments of the damned

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suffering torture torment excruciation

Parts of Speech

noun	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain “an agony of doubt”
noun	a state of acute pain

Word Forms

agonal	adjective	pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)
agonist	noun	the principal character in a work of fiction
agonise	verb	cause to agonize
torment	verb	torment emotionally or mentally
torturous	adjective	extremely painful
torture	verb	torment emotionally or mentally
agonize	verb	suffer agony or anguish
suffer	verb	feel physical pain
excruciate	verb	torment emotionally or mentally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Qual

intensive Leidensgefühle; akuter geistiger oder körperlicher Schmerz

🇫🇷French

agonie

des sentiments intenses de souffrance; douleur mentale ou physique aiguë

🇪🇸Spanish

agonía

intensos sentimientos de sufrimiento; dolor mental o físico agudo

🇮🇹Italian

agonia

intensi sentimenti di sofferenza; dolore mentale o fisico acuto

🇳🇱Dutch

nood

intense gevoelens van lijden; acute mentale of fysieke pijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

agonia

sentimentos intensos de sofrimento; dor mental ou física aguda

🇷🇺Russian

агония

сильное чувство страдания; острая душевная или физическая боль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीड़ा

पीड़ा की तीव्र भावनाएँ; तीव्र मानसिक या शारीरिक पीड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

যন্ত্রণা

কষ্টের তীব্র অনুভূতি; তীব্র মানসিক বা শারীরিক ব্যথা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேதனை

துன்பத்தின் தீவிர உணர்வுகள்; கடுமையான மன அல்லது உடல் வலி

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదన

బాధ యొక్క తీవ్రమైన భావాలు; తీవ్రమైన మానసిక లేదా శారీరక నొప్పి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेदना

दुःखाची तीव्र भावना; तीव्र मानसिक किंवा शारीरिक वेदना

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેદના

વેદનાની તીવ્ર લાગણીઓ; તીવ્ર માનસિક અથવા શારીરિક પીડા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕಟ

ನೋವಿನ ತೀವ್ರ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು; ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ದೈಹಿಕ ನೋವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേദന

കഷ്ടതയുടെ തീവ്രമായ വികാരങ്ങൾ; കടുത്ത മാനസികമോ ശാരീരികമോ ആയ വേദന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁੱਖ

ਦੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ; ਗੰਭੀਰ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਦਰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

اذیت

تکلیف کے شدید احساسات؛ شدید ذہنی یا جسمانی درد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痛苦

强烈的痛苦感；急性精神或身体疼痛

🇯🇵Japanese

苦しみ

激しい苦しみの感情。急性の精神的または身体的痛み

🇰🇷Korean

고뇌

강렬한 고통의 감정; 극심한 정신적, 육체적 고통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đau đớn

cảm giác đau khổ mãnh liệt; nỗi đau tinh thần hoặc thể xác cấp tính

🇹🇭Thai

ความทุกข์ทรมาน

ความรู้สึกเจ็บปวดอย่างรุนแรง ความเจ็บปวดทางจิตใจหรือร่างกายเฉียบพลัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa sakit

perasaan sangat menderita; rasa sakit mental atau fisik yang akut

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihirap

matinding damdamin ng pagdurusa; matinding sakit sa isip o pisikal

🇲🇾Malay

keperitan

perasaan penderitaan yang sengit; sakit mental atau fizikal yang akut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عذاب

مشاعر شديدة من المعاناة. ألم عقلي أو جسدي حاد

🇮🇷Persian

عذاب

احساس شدید رنج؛ درد حاد روحی یا جسمی

🇹🇷Turkish

ıstırap

yoğun acı duyguları; akut zihinsel veya fiziksel ağrı

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָגוֹן

רגשות עזים של סבל; כאב נפשי או פיזי חריף

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