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- Dictionaryagonizing/ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing great physical or mental pain: "an agonizing death"
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AGONIZING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of agonizing in English. agonizing. adjective. (UK usually agonising) uk / ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ / us / ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ / Add to word list. causing extreme physical or mental pain: an agonizing death. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
verb. (UK usually agonise) uk / ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz / us / ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz / Add to word list. to spend a lot of time trying to make a decision: He agonized for several days before agreeing to move to Oklahoma. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to think carefully about something. consider Don't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
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.
: 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.
adjective. accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not. Discover More. Other Words From. ag o·niz ing·ly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of agonizing 1. First recorded in 1660–70; agonize + -ing 2. Discover More.
Definition of 'agonize' Word Frequency. agonize. (ægənaɪz ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense agonizes , present participle agonizing , past tense, past participle agonized regional note: in BRIT, also use agonise. verb. If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
adjective. /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/ ( British English also agonising) causing great pain, worry or difficulty. his father’s agonizing death. It was the most agonizing decision of her life. Topics Difficulty and failure c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
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.
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. torture. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of agonize in a Sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ag‧o‧niz‧ing (also agonising British English) /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/ adjective 1 extremely painful The pain was agonizing. 2 very unpleasant to experience, especially because of involving a difficult choice or a long wait an agonizing decision —agonizingly adverb at an agonizingly slow pace Examples from the...
