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agonize
[ ag-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used without object)
- to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- to put forth great effort of any kind.
verb (used with object)
- to distress with extreme pain; torture.
agonize
/ ˈæɡəˌ²Ô²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- to suffer or cause to suffer agony
- intr to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive
Derived Forms
- ˈ²¹²µ´ÇËŒ²Ô¾±³ú¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of agonize1
Example Sentences
And when he did contract COVID, he recounted his agonizing recovery.
But grappling with the dilemma of who he would chose as his wife was agonizing.
Robertson “literally suffocated, while being completely and tragically aware of what was happening to him, but powerless to stop the inevitable result, his slow and agonizing death from oxygen deprivation,†the lawsuit said.
“We don’t agonize, we organize, and this day, today, we have scores of events across the country, starting in New York,†Pelosi echoed hours later.
He agonized over their 22-year-old son, who had just witnessed his mother’s violent death, and vowed not to cheat the law with “subterfuge.â€
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