agony

For the last two years she has been in agony, unable to stand straight and needing to wear incontinence pads.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

She said she had waited 1,088 days to go to court, with every day being "agony" and the "trauma" made worse by her role in public life.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

For Doe and other accusers, those public honors brought private agony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was an historical subject, painted at my father’s desire, and represented Caroline Beaufort in an agony of despair, kneeling by the coffin of her dead father.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

“Funny how something can hurt that’s no longer there,” remarks a child named Alma, referring to agonies associated with an amputated leg in the intense German drama “Sound of Falling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“It’s this tight knot of agonies, and humiliations, and social problems, and this is experienced by millions of us in the richest country in the history of the world.”

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Along with Stan’s performance, Marino’s meticulously crafted prosthetics are key to bringing Edward and his inner agonies to life, reflecting the deeper emotional anguish of a man trying to escape his own skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

It also creates an intense sense of apprehension, at least for viewers aware of the agonies experienced by refugees, migrants and asylum seekers worldwide.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Roderigo rent his chains asunder manfully, and Hugo died in agonies of remorse and arsenic, with a wild, “Ha! Ha!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott