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单词 agonized
释义

agonized

adjective

ag·​o·​nized ˈa-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce agonized (audio)
: characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony

Synonyms

  • aching
  • anguished
  • bemoaning
  • bewailing
  • bitter
  • deploring
  • doleful
  • dolesome
  • dolorous
  • funeral
  • grieving
  • heartbroken
  • lamentable
  • lugubrious
  • mournful
  • plaintive
  • plangent
  • regretful
  • rueful
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • woeful
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Example Sentences

an agonized cry of despair one look at his agonized, tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong
Recent Examples on the Web Singing with mellow power, the mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano brought humanity and nuance to Castor’s wife, Celeste, who starts the opera pressuring him to sell but ends up in as much agonized ambivalence as anyone. New York Times, 22 July 2022 These are big, heavy themes — and the show seemed to make ever more clear the connection between the agonized, romantic darkness of being a teenager and the chaos raining down on our characters. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 July 2022 The agonized screams of family members could be heard from the parking lot outside. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 How exhausting, this insistence on art and art making as forever agonized and ecstatic. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Bradley’s vocal emphasis in the famed title role is on that character’s agonized response to the ascending chaos around her. Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2022 Her successor, Mayor Erin Mendenhall, has since defended the deal and the City Council’s ensuing and agonized decision to approve it and not to spend tens of millions of dollars renovating the theater. The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2022 Neither species seems that pleased with the offering, though Maple June still, with an agonized look on her face, wolfs raw lemons down. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 Here are principles, from long and often agonized experience, on Setting Goals for Your Comeback from Setback (Early Stages). Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 14 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of agonize

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

agonized 1 of 2

adjective

as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning one look at his agonized, tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • weeping
  • mournful
  • heartbroken
  • funeral
  • anguished
  • grieving
  • wailing
  • bitter
  • aching
  • tearful
  • sorrowful
  • melancholy
  • sad
  • unhappy
  • doleful
  • plaintive
  • regretful
  • lamentable
  • sorry
  • lugubrious
  • dolorous
  • crying
  • bewailing
  • depressed
  • rueful
  • bemoaning
  • deploring
  • somber
  • plangent
  • woeful
  • keening
  • funereal
  • groaning
  • morbid
  • dark
  • bleak
  • moaning
  • dolesome
  • dejected
  • pathetic
  • disconsolate
  • heartsick
  • miserable
  • inconsolable
  • elegiac
  • dispirited
  • darkening
  • despondent
  • crestfallen
  • suffering
  • downcast
  • moody
  • howling
  • woebegone
  • bleeding
  • careworn
  • forlorn
  • bawling
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • desolate
  • brokenhearted
  • miserable
  • yammering
  • piteous
  • downhearted
  • elegiacal
  • gray
  • sullen
  • black
  • heartsore
  • wretched
  • cheerless
  • morose
  • low
  • gloomy
  • joyless
  • dismal
  • low-spirited
  • dirgelike
  • pessimistic
  • glum
  • triste
  • saturnine
  • comfortless
  • dreary
  • sombre
  • grey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • triumphant
  • joyful
  • happy
  • delighted
  • cheerful
  • laughing
  • joyous
  • exulting
  • smiling
  • rejoicing
  • cheery
  • blissful
  • bright
  • ecstatic
  • mirthful
  • hopeful
  • glorying
  • merry
  • cheering
  • optimistic
  • blithe
  • rapturous
  • encouraging
  • giddy
  • lighthearted
  • jolly
  • buoyant
  • rhapsodic
  • euphoric
  • blithesome
  • heady
  • elated
  • exhilarated
  • rhapsodical
  • jocund
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agonized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of agonize
1
as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • plagued
  • afflicted
  • persecuted
  • tortured
  • anguished
  • tormented
  • besieged
  • cursed
  • attacked
  • bedeviled
  • harrowed
  • troubled
  • bothered
  • racked
  • beset
  • stung
  • excruciated
  • overwhelmed
  • disturbed
  • exasperated
  • annoyed
  • struck
  • pursued
  • assailed
  • irritated
  • aggravated
  • vexed
  • pained
  • badgered
  • dogged
  • grieved
  • worried
  • agitated
  • harassed
  • distressed
  • harried
  • hounded
  • disquieted
  • griped
  • oppressed
  • upset
  • perturbed
  • tried
  • hurt
  • irked
  • pestered
  • stressed
  • discomforted
  • nettled
  • peeved
  • chafed
  • stabbed
  • flustered
  • riled
  • rasped
  • rid
  • strained
  • discomposed
  • victimized
  • galled
  • tyrannized
  • rode
  • bugged
  • molested
  • grated
  • piqued
  • smarted
  • crushed
  • panged
  • wrung
  • pricked
  • martyred
  • put out
  • smote
  • overpowered
  • vext
  • got
  • hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • assisted
  • aided
  • helped
  • relieved
  • abetted
  • delivered
  • released
  • quieted
  • comforted
  • soothed
  • consoled
  • contented
  • solaced
  • succored
  • reprieved
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2
as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • grieved
  • ached
  • sighed
  • mourned
  • anguished
  • sorrowed
  • cried
  • sobbed
  • wept
  • tormented
  • groaned
  • suffered
  • hurt
  • tortured
  • bled
  • moaned
  • smarted
  • ate one's heart out
  • bewailed
  • blubbered
  • lamented
  • tore one's hair
  • regretted
  • howled
  • racked
  • deplored
  • languished
  • bemoaned
  • bawled
  • rued
  • wailed
  • keened
  • yammered
  • yowled
  • pined (away)
  • longed (for)
  • took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laughed
  • cheered
  • rejoiced
  • exulted
  • gloried
  • triumphed
  • ravished
  • delighted
  • sympathized
  • beamed
  • cheered
  • comforted
  • consoled
  • crowed
  • assured
  • reassured
  • joyed
  • soothed
  • commiserated
  • solaced
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