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feminine
/aɣoˈnia/
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Translation
agony
Word origin
From Greek agonia ('a struggle, contest'), from agon ('a gathering, contest').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- agonia
- English cognates
- agony, antagonist
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralagonías
Examples
convirtió .
The wait turned into real agony.
.
She felt a deep agony as she read the letter.
pura .
The last minutes of the match were pure agony.
sufrir semejante .
No one should suffer such agony in silence.
incertidumbre .
The long agony of uncertainty finally ended.
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