agonizingn.

Brit.

/ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see agonize v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agonize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < agonize v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of agonize v. (esp. in sense 4); mental or spiritual struggling, intense worrying. Also: an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1748 Daily Exercise & Devotions for Young Ladies 135 O Mother of the desolate! obtain a firm hope and confidence in the mercies of God, for all the Agonizing of this Confraternity.

1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus xxii. 473 That continuall agonizing of the Soule, that pressing, that stifling, which is so very sensible an affliction.

a1788 N. Cotton Var. Pieces Verse & Prose (1791) II. 226 Long and painful agonizings of nature under her dissolution, appear to me sufferings hardly inferior to some of the severest tortures of martyrdom.

1813 M. A. Schimmelpenninck tr. C. Lancelot Narr. Tour Grande Chartreuse (1816) I. 71 This agonizing must as much relate to that vile body, which even St. Paul kept under.

1845 Med. Times 25 Oct. 95/3 A long-headed fellow, after many agonisings of genius, delivered himself of the costive conjecture, that [etc.].

1846 Oberlin Evangelist 13 Oct. 162/2 You have no more enjoyment in prayer—have no groaning and agonizing over the state of the church and of sinners.

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Nov. 5 [His] continual agonizings with his hopeless passion.

1917 W. A. White in E. Jordan Sturdy Oak xii. 267 But, Penny, why this agonizing of Noonan? What has he to lose by the better conditions in Kentwood?

1965 E. Wilson Bit between my Teeth 547 You have all the constriction and agonizing of the Puritans and the puritanism and parochialism of the Irish Catholics.

1997 J. C. D. Clark in N. Ferguson Virtual Hist. (1998) ii. 135 In England in 1688 a change of government was peacefully effected, but followed by agonisings over the theoretical implications of what had been done.

2008 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Weekend Extra section) 44 The agonising in the aisles of the department store, making the careful decision, the careful wrapping, ribboning, ticketing, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

agonizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see agonize v. and -ing suffix²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agonize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < agonize v. + -ing suffix².

1. Causing agony or extreme anguish; exceedingly painful physically or mentally; (in weakened sense) causing worry, causing difficulty in making a choice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective]

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wounding?c1225

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tortuous1922

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment > causing agony or torment

sharpc1000

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1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 693/1 What poore lay man or lay woman, were their lyues neuer so Christian, their faith and confession neuer so pure, theyr death neuer so agonysing for the witnes of Christ.

1595 R. Southwell St. Peters Complaint 1 Shun not the shelfe of most deserued shame: Sticke in the sandes of agonizing dread.

1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors f. 5^v Sicknes the fore-running harbinger of agonizing death doeth sease vpon thy bodie.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 89 O sharp convulsive pangs of agonizing pride!

1746 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 176/1 This person, who is..tormented with agonising fears of the future.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 22 The lifted ax, the agonizing wheel.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xiv. 201 With a smile of agonising courtesy.

1876 Med. & Surg. Reporter 2 Sept. 190/2 During the attacks of pain, which were very agonizing, he administered chloroform pretty freely.

1921 ‘Sapper’ Man in Ratcatcher 30 For a few agonizing seconds..she panicked; then..she pulled herself together and tried to stop him.

1969 Billboard 26 Apr. 51/4 Commenting on the agonizing decision of choosing from multiple recordings, Larson mentioned ‘Happy Heart’, recorded by Andy Williams, Petula Clark and Nick DeCaro.

2007 Men's Fitness July 61 Bullet ants can be very nasty because they have an agonising sting.

2. Suffering agony; writhing in pain or anguish; that is in the throes of death.

ΚΠ

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 1 I might see an agonizing beast, Bleeding his venym blood out at his brest.

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 249 An extraordinary Restorative and Cordiall, recovering frequently with it agonizing persons.

1744 J. Thomson Spring in Seasons (new ed.) 19 Convulsive, twist in agonizing Folds.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature V. lxxxviii. 408 On the scaffold, you ferociously take your leave of each agonising sufferer.

1820 W. Combe Second Tour Dr. Syntax xxvii. 10 His agonising bosom burns.

1862 R. Garnett in Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 388 Agonizing worshippers upraise pale consternated looks.

1903 A. Bierce Shapes of Clay 105 While executing a shake of the head,..This agonizing old gentleman said: ''Twas a truly sad disaster!'

1954 W. T. Pattison B. P. Galdós & Creative Process 95 There is, in fact, an agonizing Christ in a glass case in the church of Santillana, but his pain-racked face could hardly have been the model for the calm portrait of Daniel.

2011 S. H. East Resurrected Love 42 Gomer stared at her son and this gentile man with an agonizing heart.

3. Resulting from or expressing agony; = agonized adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [adjective] > exhibiting or expressing anguish or torment

agonizinga1726

woebegone1745

agonized1760

a1726 G. Sewell Posthumous Wks. (1728) 26 How would compassionating Nature wake In Vows, in Prayers, in agonizing Cries.

1799 M. Robinson False Friend II. xxxix. 156 Her agonizing tears, her anguish-stricken features, pale and distorted by contending conflicts.

1843 J. G. Whittier Christian Slave xiv From the low rice-swamp..Rises to Heaven that agonizing cry.

1888 C. M. Newell Isle of Palms xxix. 351 Morete..clutched the bosom as if in pain, while her face assumed an anxious, agonizing look, in place of her recent tranquil appearance.

1915 Baroness Orczy Bronze Eagle 358 He tried to move, and a great cry of agony rose to his throat—not of physical pain, though that was great too, but the wild, agonising shriek of mental torment.

1995 D. J. Dennis 5th Generation xxvi. 181 His torment built into an agonizing wail.

2004 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Mar. 20 The emotional turmoil she feels is often reflected in the agonizing expressions of those finish-line portraits.

Compounds

agonizing reappraisal n. a reassessment of a policy, position, etc., painfully enforced by a radical change of circumstances, or by a realization of what the existing circumstances really are (chiefly in political and journalistic use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > new > involving difficulty

agonizing reappraisal1953

1953 J. F. Dulles Statement to North Atlantic Council 14 Dec. in N.Y. Times 15 Dec. 14/3 If..the European Defense Community should not be effective; if France and Germany remain apart... That would compel an agonizing reappraisal of basic United States policy.

1958 Star 9 Dec. As if in response to new directions from an agonising reappraisal in MCC's room at lunch, the scoring spurted as Cowdrey twice swung Benaud to the leg fence.

1999 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 Nov. 16/1 A week that began with Pat Buchanan and ended with Halloween may be looked back on as one of those unsettling moments when the name-brand candidates were forced to make some agonizing reappraisals.

2010 Washington Times (Nexis) 21 June b4 The deepest and longest recession since World War II is bound to produce an agonizing reappraisal of America's global commitments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agonizing
释义	agonizingn. Brit. /ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see agonize v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agonize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < agonize v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of agonize v. (esp. in sense 4); mental or spiritual struggling, intense worrying. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1748 Daily Exercise & Devotions for Young Ladies 135 O Mother of the desolate! obtain a firm hope and confidence in the mercies of God, for all the Agonizing of this Confraternity. 1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus xxii. 473 That continuall agonizing of the Soule, that pressing, that stifling, which is so very sensible an affliction. a1788 N. Cotton Var. Pieces Verse & Prose (1791) II. 226 Long and painful agonizings of nature under her dissolution, appear to me sufferings hardly inferior to some of the severest tortures of martyrdom. 1813 M. A. Schimmelpenninck tr. C. Lancelot Narr. Tour Grande Chartreuse (1816) I. 71 This agonizing must as much relate to that vile body, which even St. Paul kept under. 1845 Med. Times 25 Oct. 95/3 A long-headed fellow, after many agonisings of genius, delivered himself of the costive conjecture, that [etc.]. 1846 Oberlin Evangelist 13 Oct. 162/2 You have no more enjoyment in prayer—have no groaning and agonizing over the state of the church and of sinners. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Nov. 5 [His] continual agonizings with his hopeless passion. 1917 W. A. White in E. Jordan Sturdy Oak xii. 267 But, Penny, why this agonizing of Noonan? What has he to lose by the better conditions in Kentwood? 1965 E. Wilson Bit between my Teeth 547 You have all the constriction and agonizing of the Puritans and the puritanism and parochialism of the Irish Catholics. 1997 J. C. D. Clark in N. Ferguson Virtual Hist. (1998) ii. 135 In England in 1688 a change of government was peacefully effected, but followed by agonisings over the theoretical implications of what had been done. 2008 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Weekend Extra section) 44 The agonising in the aisles of the department store, making the careful decision, the careful wrapping, ribboning, ticketing, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). agonizingadj. Brit. /ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see agonize v. and -ing suffix² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agonize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < agonize v. + -ing suffix². 1. Causing agony or extreme anguish; exceedingly painful physically or mentally; (in weakened sense) causing worry, causing difficulty in making a choice. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective] anguishous?c1225 wounding?c1225 asperc1374 derflya1400 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 fretting1413 piercingc1450 anguish1477 piquant1521 anguishing?1566 plaguing1566 asperous?1567 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 wringing1576 cutting1582 tormentous1583 tormentful1596 tormentuous1597 racking1598 torturous1600 lacerating1609 torturing1611 tearinga1616 heart-aching1620 breast-rending1625 crucifying1648 tormentative1654 martyring?a1656 tormentive1655 discruciating1658 cruciatory1660 anguishful1685 brain-racking1708 probing1749 agonized1793 anguished1803 harrowing1810 vulnerary1821 grinding1869 torturesome1889 wrenching1889 tortuous1922 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment > causing agony or torment sharpc1000 grievousc1290 smartc1300 fellc1330 unsufferablea1340 keena1375 poignantc1390 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 stoutc1425 unbearablec1449 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 cruciable1578 raging1590 tormentuous1597 pungent1598 racking1598 acute1615 wrenching1618 excruciating1664 grinding1681 excruciate1773 discruciating1788 unendurable1801 of bare sufferance1823 perialgic1893 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 693/1 What poore lay man or lay woman, were their lyues neuer so Christian, their faith and confession neuer so pure, theyr death neuer so agonysing for the witnes of Christ. 1595 R. Southwell St. Peters Complaint 1 Shun not the shelfe of most deserued shame: Sticke in the sandes of agonizing dread. 1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors f. 5^v Sicknes the fore-running harbinger of agonizing death doeth sease vpon thy bodie. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 89 O sharp convulsive pangs of agonizing pride! 1746 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 176/1 This person, who is..tormented with agonising fears of the future. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 22 The lifted ax, the agonizing wheel. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xiv. 201 With a smile of agonising courtesy. 1876 Med. & Surg. Reporter 2 Sept. 190/2 During the attacks of pain, which were very agonizing, he administered chloroform pretty freely. 1921 ‘Sapper’ Man in Ratcatcher 30 For a few agonizing seconds..she panicked; then..she pulled herself together and tried to stop him. 1969 Billboard 26 Apr. 51/4 Commenting on the agonizing decision of choosing from multiple recordings, Larson mentioned ‘Happy Heart’, recorded by Andy Williams, Petula Clark and Nick DeCaro. 2007 Men's Fitness July 61 Bullet ants can be very nasty because they have an agonising sting. 2. Suffering agony; writhing in pain or anguish; that is in the throes of death. ΚΠ 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 1 I might see an agonizing beast, Bleeding his venym blood out at his brest. 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 249 An extraordinary Restorative and Cordiall, recovering frequently with it agonizing persons. 1744 J. Thomson Spring in Seasons (new ed.) 19 Convulsive, twist in agonizing Folds. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature V. lxxxviii. 408 On the scaffold, you ferociously take your leave of each agonising sufferer. 1820 W. Combe Second Tour Dr. Syntax xxvii. 10 His agonising bosom burns. 1862 R. Garnett in Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 388 Agonizing worshippers upraise pale consternated looks. 1903 A. Bierce Shapes of Clay 105 While executing a shake of the head,..This agonizing old gentleman said: ''Twas a truly sad disaster!' 1954 W. T. Pattison B. P. Galdós & Creative Process 95 There is, in fact, an agonizing Christ in a glass case in the church of Santillana, but his pain-racked face could hardly have been the model for the calm portrait of Daniel. 2011 S. H. East Resurrected Love 42 Gomer stared at her son and this gentile man with an agonizing heart. 3. Resulting from or expressing agony; = agonized adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [adjective] > exhibiting or expressing anguish or torment agonizinga1726 woebegone1745 agonized1760 a1726 G. Sewell Posthumous Wks. (1728) 26 How would compassionating Nature wake In Vows, in Prayers, in agonizing Cries. 1799 M. Robinson False Friend II. xxxix. 156 Her agonizing tears, her anguish-stricken features, pale and distorted by contending conflicts. 1843 J. G. Whittier Christian Slave xiv From the low rice-swamp..Rises to Heaven that agonizing cry. 1888 C. M. Newell Isle of Palms xxix. 351 Morete..clutched the bosom as if in pain, while her face assumed an anxious, agonizing look, in place of her recent tranquil appearance. 1915 Baroness Orczy Bronze Eagle 358 He tried to move, and a great cry of agony rose to his throat—not of physical pain, though that was great too, but the wild, agonising shriek of mental torment. 1995 D. J. Dennis 5th Generation xxvi. 181 His torment built into an agonizing wail. 2004 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Mar. 20 The emotional turmoil she feels is often reflected in the agonizing expressions of those finish-line portraits. Compounds agonizing reappraisal n. a reassessment of a policy, position, etc., painfully enforced by a radical change of circumstances, or by a realization of what the existing circumstances really are (chiefly in political and journalistic use). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > new > involving difficulty agonizing reappraisal1953 1953 J. F. Dulles Statement to North Atlantic Council 14 Dec. in N.Y. Times 15 Dec. 14/3 If..the European Defense Community should not be effective; if France and Germany remain apart... That would compel an agonizing reappraisal of basic United States policy. 1958 Star 9 Dec. As if in response to new directions from an agonising reappraisal in MCC's room at lunch, the scoring spurted as Cowdrey twice swung Benaud to the leg fence. 1999 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 Nov. 16/1 A week that began with Pat Buchanan and ended with Halloween may be looked back on as one of those unsettling moments when the name-brand candidates were forced to make some agonizing reappraisals. 2010 Washington Times (Nexis) 21 June b4 The deepest and longest recession since World War II is bound to produce an agonizing reappraisal of America's global commitments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1748adj.1570
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