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ag·o·nize

(ăg′ə-nīz′)

v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es

v.intr.

1. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something: agonized over the difficult decision.

2. To suffer extreme pain: The explorers agonized in the hot sun.

v.tr.

To cause great pain or anguish to. See Synonyms at afflict.

[Medieval Latin agōnizāre, from Greek agōnizesthai, to struggle, from agōn, contest; see agony.]

ag′o·niz′ing·ly adv.

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agonizing

(ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ) or

agonising

adj

1. causing acute mental pain

2. causing acute physical pain

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Adj.

agonizing - extremely painful

agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous

painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

agonizing

adjective painful, bitter, distressing, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, excruciating, hellish, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, torturous The wait was agonizing.

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agonizing

adjective

Extraordinarily painful or distressing:

anguishing, excruciating, harrowing, tormenting, torturous.

Translations

mučivýtrýznivý

uudholdelig

quälend

agonisant atroce

agonizálógyötrõ

skelfilegur, kveljandi

molto doloroso sofferto

mučivý

acı verenıstırap verici

agonizing

[ˈægənaɪzɪŋ] ADJ [pain] → atroz, muy agudo; [indecision, suspense] → angustioso; [moment] → de angustia; [reappraisal] → agonizante, doloroso

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agonizing

[ˈægənaɪzɪŋ] agonising (British) adj

[wait] → insoutenable; [decision, choice] → pénible

[death] → atroce; [pain] → insoutenable, intolérable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

agonizing

adj → qualvoll, quälend; cry, experience → qualvoll

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

agonizing

[ˈægənaɪzɪŋ] adj (cry, decision) → penoso/a, angoscioso/a; (pain, death) → straziante

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agony

(ˈӕgəni) – plural ˈagonies – noun

great pain or suffering. The dying man was in agony; agonies of regret.

ˈagonized, ˈagonised adjective

showing agony. He had an agonized expression on his face as he lost the match.

ˈagonizing, ˈagonising adjective

causing agony. an agonizing pain.

agonizingly, agonisingly adverb

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