how to pronounce agony

/ˈæɡəniː/

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the above transcription of agony is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

agony is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of agony in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in in agony you will once the situation …”

meaning of agony

Agony is a state of intense physical or mental suffering.

agony frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word agony occurs in english on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.