agony aunt noun2 •(UK, informal) Someone commonly consulted for advice about personal problems.I'm sick of everyone coming to me with their problems—I never wanted to be an agony aunt! •(UK, informal) Synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, especially an actually or assumed female writer of such a column.You should write in to the agony aunt; she'll sort it out for you. formsagony aunts