cause agony
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To be the reason for someone's great suffering.
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- The severe burns caused him excruciating agony.
- Her constant criticism caused him mental agony.
- Revealing the truth would cause his family untold agony.
- The poorly designed chair causes me agony if I sit in it for too long.
- Watching his business fail caused the old man pure agony.
- The uncertainty of his fate caused his loved ones immense agony.
- This debilitating illness is known to cause extreme physical agony.
- Why would you intentionally cause someone such agony?
- The poison works slowly, causing its victim a prolonged agony before death.
- His betrayal caused her an agony deeper than any physical pain.