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suffering vs agony

agony vs suffering

suffering and agony both are nouns.

suffering is an adjective but agony is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suffering Yes Yes No No
agony Yes No No No
As nouns, agony is a hyponym of suffering; that is, agony is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suffering:
  • suffering: feelings of mental or physical pain
  • agony: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
Other hyponyms of suffering include torment, torture, throes, discomfort, irritation, soreness.
As nouns, suffering and agony are synonyms defined as:
  • suffering and agony: a state of acute pain
Other synonyms of suffering include excruciation.
suffering (noun) agony (noun)
feelings of mental or physical pain intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
psychological suffering a state of acute pain
a state of acute pain
misery resulting from affliction
suffering (adjective) agony (adjective)
troubled by pain or loss
very unhappy; full of misery
Difference between suffering and agony

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