agonies
Throes of misery
Agonies is the plural of agony—intense physical or mental suffering.
The word often appears with emphasis on multiplicity or duration: the agonies of childbirth, the agonies of withdrawal.
To be in agonies is to suffer acutely.
The phrase agonies of indecision describes painful uncertainty when facing a difficult choice.
Intense sorrow from loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- despairTotal absence of hope
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
misery · woe · heartache · desolation · mourning · bereavement · lamentation · melancholy
Difficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
adversity · turmoil · strife · torment · travail · burden · plight · nightmare
Bodily or emotional distress
- throbBeat with intensity
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
writhing · pangs · throbbing · suffering · contortion · seizure · sting · burning
Frame for holding items
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
infliction · prolonged · relentless · systematic · deliberate · sadistic · victim · sufferer
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- despairTotal absence of hope
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · misery · woe · heartache · desolation · mourning · bereavement · lamentation · melancholy · despondency
ordeal
Difficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
affliction · adversity · turmoil · strife · torment · travail · burden · plight · nightmare · hell
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
convulsion · writhing · pangs · throbbing · suffering · contortion · seizure · sting · burning · shooting pain
rack
Frame for holding items
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- inquisitionSustained, probing investigation
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
cruelty · infliction · prolonged · relentless · systematic · deliberate · sadistic · victim · sufferer · martyr
- dopamine agonistCompound mimicking neurotransmitter action
- partial agonistLigand producing submaximal effect
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