Definition
Agony is extreme physical or emotional pain. It can describe sharp suffering from an injury or deep distress from a difficult situation.
Etymology
From Greek *agōnia* meaning “struggle for victory” and “intense suffering,” linked to *agōn* “contest, struggle.” The idea of a hard, final struggle shifted into the sense of unbearable pain.
Kelly Says
Agony started as the word for the final, hardest struggle in a contest or even in dying. That’s why it sounds so absolute—agony isn’t just pain; it’s the pain that feels like an ultimate battle.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተማረድ
ahs-teh-mah-rehd
CACatalà
agònia
ah-goh-nee-ah
ESEspañol
agonía
ah-goh-nee-ah
FRFrançais
agonie
ah-goh-nee
HEעברית
ייסורים
yee-soh-reem
IDBahasa Indonesia
sengsara
sehng-sah-rah
IGIG
ịkpọkọta
ee-kpoh-koh-tah
ITItaliano
agonia
ah-goh-nee-ah
KMKM
ទុក្ខពិបាក
tuk pibaak
MSBahasa Melayu
sengsara
sehng-sah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင့်ကာမှု
sahng kah mah hoo
NLNederlands
marteling
mahr-teh-ling
PTPortuguês
agonia
ah-goh-nee-ah
RORomână
agonie
ah-goh-nee-eh
RUРусский
агония
ah-goh-nee-ah
SWKiswahili
maumivu
mah-mee-voo
THไทย
ความทุกข์ทรมาน
khwam thuk thra-maan
UKУкраїнська
агонія
ah-goh-nee-ah
VITiếng Việt
đau khổ
dow koh
ZUZU
ukwakheka
oo-kwah-keh-kah