agony
noun
[ ˈaɡəni ]
• extreme physical or mental suffering.
• "he crashed to the ground in agony"
Similar:
pain,
hurt,
suffering,
torture,
torment,
anguish,
affliction,
trauma,
misery,
distress,
grief,
woe,
wretchedness,
heartbreak,
heartache,
pangs,
throes,
excruciation,
Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting mental anguish alone): via Old French and late Latin from Greek agōnia, from agōn ‘contest’. The sense of physical suffering dates from the early 17th century.
