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| ag·o·ny [ ággənee ] (plural ag·o·nies) |
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1. great pain or anguish: intense physical pain or mental anguish
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2. intense emotion: a consuming emotion
  an agony of indecision
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3. suffering preceding death: a period of struggle or suffering immediately preceding death
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literary
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last agony
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin agonia< Greek agōnia "(mental) struggle, anguish" < agōn "contest"] |
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| ag·o·nal adjective |
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prolong the agony to make a period of misfortune or anxiety last longer than necessary
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