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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.
: 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 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.
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.
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.
Definition of agonizing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Let who will sweat and agonize for the sake of a new truth, or a newer and purer form of an old one. It has not a single social problem around which the characters move and argue and agonize. Agonize definition: to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony. . See examples of AGONIZE used 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.
