agony, anguish

anguish: n. severe physical or mental pain. 词源: Latin 'extreme upset'

anguished: adj. feeling or expressing anguish. 看来anguish曾经可以做动词。

agnoy: 词源: Greek 'trouble, great anxiety'

An agony aunt is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.

In a British newspaper or magazine, the agony column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.

torment: 词源: Latin 'torture', 'twist' 脚扭了用torment比较合适。

distress: 词源: Latin 'pull apart' 细思恐极。

它们基本上是同义词。