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- Dictionaryagonizing/ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing great physical or mental pain: "an agonizing death"
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AGONIZING definition: 1. causing extreme physical or mental pain: 2. causing extreme worry: 3. causing extreme physical…. Learn more.
1. adjective. Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing. agonizingly adverb. Progress was agonizingly slow. 2. adjective. Agonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make.
Definition of agonizing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of agonizing. adjective. extremely painful. synonyms: agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous. painful. causing physical or psychological pain.
: causing agony. agonizingly adverb. Synonyms. afflicting. bitter. cruel. excruciating. galling. grievous. harrowing. harsh. heartrending. hurtful. painful. tormenting. torturous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of agonizing in a Sentence. a long and agonizing battle with cancer She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.
AGONIZING definition: causing you a lot of pain or worry: . Learn more.
Agonizing is typically used to describe things that involve intense pain or suffering, but sometimes it’s used in an exaggerated way. For example, describing a wait as agonizing usually means that it’s very long and hard to sit through—but not actually painful.
1. Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. [...] 2. Agonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make. [...] More. Synonyms of 'agonizing' • painful, bitter, distressing, harrowing [...] More. Examples of 'agonizing' in a sentence.
1. : to suffer agony, torture, or anguish. agonizes over every decision. 2. : struggle. Synonyms. afflict. anguish. bedevil. beset. besiege. curse. excruciate. harrow. persecute. plague. rack. torment.
verb. /ˈæɡənaɪz/ ( British English also agonise) [intransitive] Verb Forms. agonize (over/about something) to spend a long time thinking and worrying about a difficult situation or problem. I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
