agony

n. torment; struggle before death

Agony may refer to: Concepts PainPassion (Christianity), also called the Agony of ChristAgony auntSpice agony, a fictional ritual from the Frank Herbert's Dune universe
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Noun
1. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
(synonym) torment, torture
(hypernym) suffering, hurt
(derivation) agonize, agonise
2. a state of acute pain
(synonym) suffering, excruciation
(hypernym) pain, hurting
(hyponym) throe
(derivation) agonize, agonise

(n.)
Violent contest or striving.
  

(n.)
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
  

(n.)
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  

(n.)
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.