Agonize
ahd-5
intransitive verb.
To suffer mental anguish or worry about something.
intransitive verb.
To suffer extreme pain.
intransitive verb.
To cause great pain or anguish to.
synonym
:
afflict
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To struggle; wrestle, as in the arena; hence, to make great effort of any kind.
To writhe with extreme pain; suffer violent anguish.
To distress with extreme pain; torture.
Also spelled
agonise
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
intransitive verb.
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
intransitive verb.
To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
writhe
with
agony
; to suffer
violent
anguish
.
verb.
To
struggle
; to
wrestle
; to
strive
desperately
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
cause to agonize
verb.
suffer agony or anguish
Word Usage
"Spirit "agonize" in prayer as the Son did in Gethsemane?"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
anguish
hurt
pain
suffer
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
antagonize
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
anguished
convulsive
excruciating
feverish
inward
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
ache
afflict
agonize over
ail
anguish
verb-form
agonized
agonizes
agonizing