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• agony — n. 1) to experience, feel agony 2) to prolong the agony 3) acute, deep, great, indescribable, untold; mortal agony 4) in agony (in great agony) * * * [ ægənɪ] deep feel agony great indescribable mortal agony …   Combinatory dictionary

• mortal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French mortel, mortal, from Latin mortalis, from mort , mors death more at murder Date: 14th century 1. causing or having caused death ; fatal < a mortal injury > 2. a. subject to death …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mortal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a living being, esp. a human) subject to death. 2 (often foll. by to) causing death; fatal. 3 (of a battle) fought to the death. 4 associated with death (mortal agony). 5 (of an enemy) implacable. 6 (of pain, fear, an affront …   Useful english dictionary

• agony — /ag euh nee/, n., pl. agonies. 1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. 2. a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement: an agony of joy. 3. the struggle preceding natural death: mortal… …   Universalium

• agony — /ˈægəni / (say aguhnee) noun (plural agonies) 1. extreme pain, generally prolonged; intense suffering. 2. intense mental excitement of any kind. 3. the struggle preceding natural death: mortal agony. 4. Rare a violent struggle. –phrase 5. put (or …  

• mortal — 1. Pertaining to or causing death. 2. Destined to die. [L. mortalis, fr. mors, death] * * * mortality * * * mor·tal mȯrt əl adj 1) having caused or being about to cause death: FATAL <a mortal injury> 2) of, relating to, or connected with… …   Medical dictionary

• agony — ag•o•ny [[t]ˈæg ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) extreme and generally prolonged pain or suffering 2) the struggle preceding natural death: mortal agony[/ex] 3) a violent struggle 4) a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement •… …   From formal English to slang

• distress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discomfort, pain; trouble, affliction, trial, privation, harassment, grief, anxiety; calamity, adversity. See poverty, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental agony] Syn. worry, anxiety, perplexity …   English dictionary for students

• ag|o|ny — «AG uh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. a) very great suffering of body or mind: »Nobody can stand for long the agony of a severe toothache. SYNONYM(S): torment. b) Figurative. very great suffering of mind; extreme mental pain or suffering: »The loss… …   Useful english dictionary

• distress — n Distress, suffering, misery, agony, dolor, passion are comparable when denoting the state of one that is in great trouble or in pain of mind or body. Distress commonly implies conditions or circumstances that cause physical or mental stress or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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