Synonyms:
agony, torment, torture
Meaning: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
Synonyms:
agony, suffering, excruciation
Meaning: a state of acute pain
Usage examples
Agony leaped into her eyes.
'I was in an agony of discomfort.
In her agony of despair, sleep descended, and she slept.
'OH, take care!' cried Anthea in an agony of apprehension.
I wept bitterly, and clasping my hands in agony, I exclaimed, "Oh!
I do not like to look back to the agony and suspense of that moment.
It was a small dog, apparently in the last agony of death from thirst.
But the agony of my wound overcame me; my pulses paused, and I fainted.
The agony in her head was excruciating, and her limbs felt cramped and bruised.
There was a wild scream of agony and then a dark arm shot up above the red foam.