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Common collocations with agony in American Collocation

agony noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈæɡəni/

absolute
excruciating
great
sheer
terrible

The pain can vary from mild discomfort to excruciating agony.

experience agony

endure
experience
feel
go through
suffer

For several days she had to go through the agony of not knowing if he was dead or alive.

This latest injury has left him in agony.

make agony last longer

prolong

Tell me the worst, why prolong the agony?