agony vs suffering
suffering vs agonyagony and suffering both are nouns.
agony is not an adjective while suffering is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agony | Yes | No | No | No |
| suffering | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
suffering is a hypernym of
agony; that is, suffering is a
word with a broader meaning than agony:
- agony: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- suffering: feelings of mental or physical pain
Other hypernyms of agony include
hurt.
As nouns,
agony and suffering
are synonyms defined as:
- agony and suffering: a state of acute pain
Other synonyms of agony include
excruciation.
| agony (noun) | suffering (noun) |
|---|---|
| intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | feelings of mental or physical pain |
| a state of acute pain | psychological suffering |
| a state of acute pain | |
| misery resulting from affliction |
| agony (adjective) | suffering (adjective) |
|---|---|
| troubled by pain or loss | |
| very unhappy; full of misery |
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