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Agony vs Administrator - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between agony and administrator

is that agony is violent contest or striving while administrator is one who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

agony

English

Noun

(agonies)
  • Violent contest or striving.
  • The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. —.
  • Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
  • Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. —Luke xxii. 44.
  • Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  • With cries and agonies of wild delight. —.
  • The last struggle of life; death struggle.
  • Synonyms

    * anguish, torment, throe, distress, pang, suffering * See also

    Antonyms

    * (extreme pain) ecstasy

    administrator

    English

    Alternative forms

    * administratour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
  • (legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
  • (computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
  • Synonyms

    * (one who administers affairs) chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, foreman, organizer, overseer, superintendent, supervisor

    Derived terms

    * admin