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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.
Meaning of agonize in English. agonize. 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.
: 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.
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.
/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.
Definition of agonizing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
