pure agony

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Suggests that the feeling is nothing but agony.

agonyADJECTIVE + agony

Categories:

pure

Examples (10)

  • The recovery period after the major surgery was pure agony.
  • Waiting for the test results felt like pure agony.
  • For him, public speaking is pure agony.
  • Every step on his twisted ankle was pure agony.
  • The last mile of the marathon was pure agony, but he refused to quit.
  • It was pure agony to watch them suffer and be unable to help.
  • She described the experience of betraying her friend as pure agony for her conscience.
  • Sitting through the three-hour delay on the tarmac was pure agony.
  • The constant, throbbing headache was pure agony.
  • For a perfectionist, seeing his own flawed work was pure agony.