Agony meaning

What does “agony” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“agony” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.

agony

noun

  1. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

    “an agony of doubt”

    “the torments of the damned”

  2. a state of acute pain

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University