AGONY AUNT

Meaning of AGONY AUNT in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE adˈvice columnist ) noun

a person who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice in reply to people's letters about their personal problems

—compare agony uncle

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AGONY AUNT — noun Date: 1975 a columnist who writes an agony column
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY AUNT — noun Usage: chiefly Brit : a person who writes an advice column
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — (British) advice columnist who has a regular advice feature (in a newspaper, magazine etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AGONY AUNT — Date: 1975 chiefly British : a columnist who writes an agony column
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGONY AUNT — Function: noun Date: 1975 chiefly British : a columnist who writes an agony column
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — (or agony uncle ) ■ noun Brit. informal a person who answers letters in an agony column.
Concise Oxford English vocab
AGONY AUNT — ˈagony ˌaunt BrE AmE noun [countable] British English someone who writes an agony column
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGONY AUNT — ( agony aunts) An agony aunt is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — (~s) An ~ is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AGONY AUNT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Being agony aunt was tricky and probably quite beyond her. ▪ Claire Rayner is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGONY AUNT — Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
Slang English vocab
AGONY AUNT — журналистка-"психотерапевт", ведущая рубрики «Agony column» ( дающая советы, как себя вести в той или иной житейской ситуации ) см. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGONY AUNT — журналистка-"психотерапевт", ведущая рубрики «Agony column» (дающая советы, как себя вести в той или иной житейской ситуации) см. тж. agony uncle
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AUNT — tanta
English interlingue dictionary
AGONY — torment(es), agonie
English interlingue dictionary
AUNT — iyaan;tita;tiya
English-Visayan vocabulary
AGONY — panghingutas
English-Visayan vocabulary
AUNT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French ante, from Latin amita; akin to Old High German amma mother, nurse, Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY — noun (plural -nies) see: agent Date: 14th century 1. intense pain of mind or body ; anguish , torture , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY — ˈagənē, ˈaig-, -ni noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English agonie, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French agonie, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUNT — — auntlike , adj. /ant, ahnt/ , n. 1. the sister of one's father or mother. 2. the wife of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGONY — /ag"euh nee/ , n. , pl. agonies . 1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUNT — noun a bawd, or a prostitute. 2. aunt ·noun an old woman; and old gossip. 3. aunt ·noun the sister …
Webster English vocab
AGONY — noun violent contest or striving. 2. agony ·noun paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. 3. agony ·noun the last struggle of …
Webster English vocab
AUNT — [aunt] n [ME, fr. OF ante, fr. L amita; akin to OHG amma mother, nurse, Gk amma nurse] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUNT — aunt BrE AmE ɑːnt § ænt AmE ænt ɑːnt ▷ aunts ɑːn t s § æn t s AmE æn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AGONY — agon|y BrE AmE ˈæɡ ə n |i ▷ agon|ies iz ▶ ˈ agony aunt BrE AmE ▶ ˈ ˈ agony …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUNT — / ɑːnt; NAmE ænt/ noun 1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle : Aunt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY — / ˈægəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) [ U , C ] extreme physical or mental pain : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUNT — aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ante …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGONY — ag ‧ o ‧ ny /ˈæɡəni/ BrE AmE noun ( plural agonies ) [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUNT — n. 1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. øagony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUNT — n. 1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. agony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUNT — n.1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of a …
Oxford English vocab
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. Phrases and idioms: agony aunt colloq. a …
Oxford English vocab
AUNT — ( aunts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone’s aunt is the sister …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY — Agony is great physical or mental pain. She called out in agony... = torment N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUNT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone’s ~ is the sister of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AGONY — Agony is great physical or mental pain. She called out in ~... = torment N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AUNT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES agony aunt maiden aunt COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE elderly ▪ A great many people …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGONY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AUNT — [informal] auntie, [informal] aunty [noun] [C] - the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncleIt …
Cambridge English vocab
AGONY — [noun] - (a state or feeling of) extreme physical or mental pain or sufferingThe people who had been injured in …
Cambridge English vocab
AUNT — Synonyms and related words : auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGONY — Synonyms and related words : aching heart, affliction, agonizingness, agony of mind, anguish, atrocious pain, bale, bitterness, bleeding heart, broken …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AUNT — Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. …
Slang English vocab
AUNT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elderly ▪ maiden ( esp. BrE ), spinster ( esp. AmE ), unmarried ▪ widowed ▪ maternal …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excruciating , extreme , intense ▪ absolute , pure , sheer , utter ▪ exquisite ▪ mental …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGONY — See ↑ SUFFER 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be agony • ↑ be in agony
Longman Activator English vocab
AUNT
Dirty English-Russian vocab
AGONY — n. anguish, trouble, distress, suffering, misery, wretchedness, pain, pangs, woe, torment, throes, torture, affliction For two days his parents experienced …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AGONY — noun very severe pain; he lay in agony on the floor; she suffered agonies until her condition was diagnosed
English Dictionary of Medicine
AUNT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT — Aunt Sally мишень для нападок или оскорблений ~ народная игра, состоящая в том, чтобы с известного расстояния выбить трубку изо …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGONY — сущ. 1) агония agony of death ≈ предсмертная агония to experience, feel agony ≈ находиться в состоянии агонии to prolong …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGONY — agony.ogg ʹægənı n 1. мука, страдание, мучительная боль ( душевная или физическая ) agony of despair - муки отчаяния in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGONY — agony сущ.1) агония agony of death — предсмертная агония to experience, feel agony — находиться в состоянии агонии to prolong …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AUNT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGONY — n 1. мука, страдание, мучительная боль ( душевная или физическая ) agony of despair - муки отчаяния in an agony …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT — сущ. тетя; тетка •• my aunt! — вот те на!, вот так штука!, ну и ну!
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGONY — сущ. 1) мука, мучение, страдание ( душевное или физическое ) ; in great agony — в страшных мучениях the agony …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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