{"id":4841,"date":"2021-06-12T13:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T13:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/agony\/"},"modified":"2021-06-12T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T13:15:42","slug":"agony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/agony\/","title":{"rendered":"agony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Greek word, which can be translated as \"struggle\"<\/strong>, came to Latin as agony<\/em>. The etymological evolution of the term derived, in Spanish, in the notion of agony<\/strong>: the condition<\/strong> prior to death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Agony\"He who is in agony, therefore, finds himself in the moments before death<\/strong>, according to the first meaning mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy<\/strong> (RAE<\/strong>). In this stage, it is usually considered that the person struggles to survive. For example: \"After five days of agony, the young man shot at the exit of a rock concert died\"<\/em>, \"Doctors are surprised by the recovery of a woman who spent four months in agony\"<\/em>, \"I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of agony\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Agony, in this way, is usually linked to a instance that results in death<\/strong>. However, occasional and even permanent improvements in condition are a possibility. That is why agony can be understood as a process<\/strong> dynamic whose end cannot be accurately predicted.<\/p>\n

There are many symptoms that indicate that a seriously ill person is in the so-called dying phase. However, among them are a notable deterioration of what is the state of consciousness, breathing difficulties, pictures of confusion, rales or even some pain.<\/p>\n

However, it must be known that in hospitals there are precisely areas that are dedicated to the care of those patients who are at that critical moment. We are referring to those that respond to the name of palliative treatments.<\/p>\n

Although its duration is variable, the agony implies a certain temporal extension. Suppose a person<\/strong> it falls into the void from 50 meters high and dies instantly when it hits the surface. In this case, there is no agony whatsoever. In contrast, a man who is in a car accident and is in a coma for eight months until he dies, endured extensive agony.<\/p>\n

The idea<\/strong> of agony, by extension, is associated with a Intense pain<\/strong> or yet suffering difficult to resist<\/strong>, both physical and spiritual, and that which enters its final stages: \"We are living the agony of this company: in a short time, we will have to declare bankruptcy\"<\/em>, \"The visiting goal came in the throes of the first half\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Within the cultural sphere we come across several books that use the term we are addressing in their titles. Among them is, for example, \"The Agony of Eros\", which was published in 2014 by Byung-Chul Han and which revolves around freedom in society, neoliberalism, capitalism, beauty, sexuality ...<\/p>\n

Nor can we forget \"The agony and ecstasy.\" Irving Stone published this book, which is a fictionalized biography of the great Italian artist Miguel \u00c1ngel Buonarotti, the creator of such important sculptures as \"David.\"<\/p>\n

It must be stated that the term agony in certain corners of Andalusia has another meaning. Specifically, it is used colloquially to indicate that someone always thinks about money and that they try to hoard as much as possible. An example of this use would be the following: \u201cManuel is so agony that he even opened his business the day his father passed away\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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