agony

  1. Noun.  Violent contest or striving.
  2. Noun.  Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
  3. Noun.  Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  4. Noun.  The last struggle of life; death struggle.

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