agonize
11agonize — UK [ˈæɡənaɪz] / US [ˈæɡəˌnaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms agonize : present tense I/you/we/they agonize he/she/it agonizes present participle agonizing past tense agonized past participle agonized to spend a long time worrying and being upset …
12agonize — verb /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪz/ a) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. To smart and agonize at every pore. . b) To struggle; to …
13agonize — Synonyms and related words: ache, afflict, agonize over, ail, anguish, battle, be at sea, be uncertain, bear, beat about, bite, blanch, bleed, blench, bloody, brood over, buffet, burn, chafe, claw, contend, convulse, crucify, cut, desolate,… …
14agonize — ag|o|nize also agonise BrE [ˈægənaız] v to think about a difficult decision very carefully and with a lot of effort agonize over/about ▪ All the way home she agonized about what she should do. >agonizing[i] n [U] …
15agonize — ag|o|nize [ ægə,naız ] verb intransitive to spend a long time worrying and being upset about something: agonize over/about: For years I agonized over whether I could have helped my daughter …
16agonize — [[t]æ̱gənaɪz[/t]] agonizes, agonizing, agonized VERB If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it. [V over/about n] Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved... [V ing] She… …
17agonize — verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1583 transitive verb to cause to suffer agony ; torture intransitive verb 1. to suffer agony, torture, or anguish < agonizes over every decision > 2. struggle …
18agonize — /ag euh nuyz /, v., agonized, agonizing. v.i. 1. to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony. 2. to put forth great effort of any kind. v.t. 3. to distress with extreme pain; torture. Also, esp. Brit., agonise. [1575 85; < ML agonizare < Gk… …
19agonize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. anguish, struggle, writhe; see suffer 1 , worry 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. suffer, bleed, struggle, worry, fret, torture oneself, stew, lose sleep over, brood over, *sweat bullets, writhe, stay awake nights,… …
20agonize — or agonise verb 1》 undergo great mental anguish through worrying over something. 2》 [usu. as adjective agonizing] cause agony to. Derivatives agonizingly adverb Origin C16: from Fr. agoniser or late L. agonizare, from Gk agōnizesthai contend ,… …
