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Agony

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(1):

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

(2):

(n.) Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.

(3):

(n.) Violent contest or striving.

(4):

(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Agony'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/agony.html. 1828.
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