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Collocations for agony - noun

ADJECTIVE

excruciating, extreme, intense
absolute, pure, sheer, utter
exquisite
mental, physical
death
The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.

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VERB + agony

endure, go through, suffer
He endured the agonies of loneliness.
They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.
cause, inflict
She was causing David a great deal of agony.
prolong
Don't prolong the agony—just tell me the result!

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PREPOSITION

in agony
The soldier died in agony.
in an agony of
She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.

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PHRASES

a groan of agony, a scream of agony
groan in agony, scream in agony
be contorted in agony, writhe in agony
His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.

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