Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun agony

2 senses of agony

Sense 1
agony, torment, torture -- (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned")
       => suffering, hurt -- (feelings of mental or physical pain)

Sense 2
agony, suffering, excruciation -- (a state of acute pain)
       => pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")