noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ excruciating , extreme , intense
▪ absolute , pure , sheer , utter
▪ exquisite
▪ mental , physical
▪ death
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The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.
VERB + AGONY
▪ endure , go through , suffer
▪
He endured the agonies of loneliness.
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They went through ~ in the search for their missing relatives.
▪ cause , inflict
▪
She was causing David a great deal of ~.
▪ prolong
▪
Don't prolong the agony—just tell me the result!
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The soldier died in ~.
▪ in an ~ of
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She mumbled an apology in an ~ of embarrassment.
PHRASES
▪ a groan of ~ , a scream of ~
▪ groan in ~ , scream in ~
▪ be contorted in ~ , writhe in ~
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His face was contorted in ~ as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.