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81agony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English agonie, from Late Latin agonia, from Greek agōnia struggle, anguish, from agōn gathering, contest for a prize, from agein to lead, celebrate more at agent Date: 14th century …
82agony column — noun Date: 1863 1. chiefly British a newspaper column of personal advertisements relating especially to missing relatives or friends 2. chiefly British a newspaper column that includes letters from readers seeking personal advice and the… …
83agony column — a section or column in a newspaper containing advertisements by individuals seeking missing relatives or lost pets or possessions, announcing the end of a marriage, etc. [1860 65] * * * …
84agony box — noun a) A piano. b) A phonograph …
85agony — Intense pain or anguish of body or mind. [G. agon, a struggle, trial] * * * ag·o·ny ag ə nē n, pl nies 1) intense pain of mind or body 2) the struggle that precedes death * * * ag·o·ny (agґə ne) [Gr. agōnia …
86Agony in the Garden — An event that took place the night before Christ was arrested by the Roman soldiers and submitted to the Crucifixion. Christ went to the garden of Gethsemane with Peter, James, and John. His disciples fell asleep and he, tormented by his… …
87agony — I [ Ah gon ee] Jamaican Slang Glossary Sexual orgasm or sensation of sex. II Rasta Dictionary the sensations felt during intercourse …
88agony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pain, torture; anxiety, anguish; throes of death. Ant., ecstasy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suffering, torture, anguish, distress; see distress 1 , pain 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at distress . III (Roget …
89agony — ag·o·ny || ægÉ™naɪz n. torment; struggle before death …
90agony aunt — (British) advice column, regular advice feature (in a newspaper, magazine etc.) …
