An Agony

1. Violent contest or striving.
2. Extreme pain
3. (biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
4. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
5. The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Synonyms

• anguish, torment, throe, distress, pang, suffering

Antonyms

• (extreme pain): ecstasy