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ag·o·nize A0146500 (ăg′ə-nīz′)v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es v.intr.1. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something: agonized over the difficult decision.2. To suffer extreme pain: The explorers agonized in the hot sun.v.tr. To cause great pain or anguish to. See Synonyms at afflict.
[Medieval Latin agōnizāre, from Greek agōnizesthai, to struggle, from agōn, contest; see agony.]
ag′o·niz′ing·ly adv.agonize (ˈæɡəˌnaɪz) or agonisevb1. to suffer or cause to suffer agony2. (intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn agon] ˈagoˌnizingly, ˈagoˌnisingly advag•o•nize (ˈæg əˌnaɪz)
v. -nized, -niz•ing. 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. [1575–85; < Medieval Latin < Greek] ag′o•niz`ing•ly, adv. agonize
Past participle: agonized
Gerund: agonizing
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| I agonize | | you agonize | | he/she/it agonizes | | we agonize | | you agonize | | they agonize |
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| I agonized | | you agonized | | he/she/it agonized | | we agonized | | you agonized | | they agonized |
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| I am agonizing | | you are agonizing | | he/she/it is agonizing | | we are agonizing | | you are agonizing | | they are agonizing |
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| I have agonized | | you have agonized | | he/she/it has agonized | | we have agonized | | you have agonized | | they have agonized |
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| I was agonizing | | you were agonizing | | he/she/it was agonizing | | we were agonizing | | you were agonizing | | they were agonizing |
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| I had agonized | | you had agonized | | he/she/it had agonized | | we had agonized | | you had agonized | | they had agonized |
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| I will agonize | | you will agonize | | he/she/it will agonize | | we will agonize | | you will agonize | | they will agonize |
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| I will have agonized | | you will have agonized | | he/she/it will have agonized | | we will have agonized | | you will have agonized | | they will have agonized |
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| I will be agonizing | | you will be agonizing | | he/she/it will be agonizing | | we will be agonizing | | you will be agonizing | | they will be agonizing |
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| I have been agonizing | | you have been agonizing | | he/she/it has been agonizing | | we have been agonizing | | you have been agonizing | | they have been agonizing |
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| I will have been agonizing | | you will have been agonizing | | he/she/it will have been agonizing | | we will have been agonizing | | you will have been agonizing | | they will have been agonizing |
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| I had been agonizing | | you had been agonizing | | he/she/it had been agonizing | | we had been agonizing | | you had been agonizing | | they had been agonizing |
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| I would agonize | | you would agonize | | he/she/it would agonize | | we would agonize | | you would agonize | | they would agonize |
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| I would have agonized | | you would have agonized | | he/she/it would have agonized | | we would have agonized | | you would have agonized | | they would have agonized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  agonize - cause to agonize agoniseanguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" | | 2. | agonize - suffer agony or anguish agonisesuffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
agonizeverb suffer, labour, worry, struggle, strain, strive, writhe, be distressed, be in agony, go through the mill, be in anguish He was agonizing over the moral issues involved.agonizeverb1. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment:squirm, toss, turn, writhe.2. To bring great harm or suffering to:afflict, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture.Translationsagonize
agonize (oneself) overTo worry excessively, especially about a decision or past action. Please stop agonizing yourself over this decision. It won't really matter which one you choose. There's no need to agonize over what you said to him. He probably doesn't even remember.See also: agonize, overagonize (oneself) over someone or somethingto fret or anguish about someone or something. Now, now, don't agonize yourself over the situation. Time cures all.See also: agonize, overMedicalSeeagonyagonize
Related to agonize: agonize overSynonyms for agonizeverb sufferSynonyms- suffer
- labour
- worry
- struggle
- strain
- strive
- writhe
- be distressed
- be in agony
- go through the mill
- be in anguish
Synonyms for agonizeverb to twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassmentSynonymsverb to bring great harm or suffering toSynonyms- afflict
- anguish
- curse
- excruciate
- plague
- rack
- scourge
- smite
- strike
- torment
- torture
Synonyms for agonizeverb cause to agonizeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb suffer agony or anguishSynonymsRelated Words |