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agony

/ˈæ.ɡə.niː/
noun
  1. Extreme pain.

  2. The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.

  3. Violent contest or striving.

Synonymsanguish, distress, pang, suffering, throe, torment
Antonymsecstasy

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