agonía

/aɡoˈnia/ · B2 · noun · f

agony

😣 agonía = agony: same Greek root agōnia, struggle, from agōn, contest

Spanish agonía looks almost identical to English agony. Both come from Greek agōn, a contest or struggle. Think of the final struggle at life's end, which is also the Spanish sense: death throes, then any intense suffering.

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