All 4 Uses
agony
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
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- Every step forward is like pushing against the air, lifting my legs an agony of slow movement.†
Chpt 2 *agony = intense suffering
- With a high keening sound, Pippa falls to the floor, her body writhing and jerking in what seems like agony.†
Chpt 16
- A cry of joy and agony escapes the man's lips.†
Chpt 21
- She's upstairs writhing in agony on her bed.†
Chpt 29
Definitions:
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(1)
(agony) intense feelings of suffering -- can be from mental or physical pain
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)