Agony vs Fury - What's the difference?
agony | fury |
Violent contest or striving.
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.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Extreme anger.
Strength or violence in action.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
An angry or malignant person.
(obsolete) A thief.
* J. Fletcher
As a noun agony
is violent contest or striving.As a proper noun fury is
(lb) female personification of vengeance ().agony
English
Noun
(agonies)- The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. —.
- Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. —Luke xxii. 44.
- With cries and agonies of wild delight. —.
Synonyms
* anguish, torment, throe, distress, pang, suffering * See alsoAntonyms
* (extreme pain) ecstasyfury
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)Noun
(furies)Derived terms
* furiousEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) .Noun
(furies)- Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .