agonizing
/ˈaɡənʌɪzɪŋ
/(also agonising)
adjective
Causing great physical or mental pain: an agonizing death there is an agonizing choice to make...
- But the pain that night was nothing compared to the agonizing pain of death I was feeling now.
- Having the most intense throbbing agonising pain in my head
- Sitting up abruptly she yelped as the agonizing pain tripled in intensity.
Synonyms
excruciating, harrowing, racking, painful, acute, severe, intense, extreme, grievous, hellish, killing, searing, torturous, tormenting, piercing;
insufferable, unbearable, unendurable, more than one can bear, more than flesh and blood can stand
literary exquisite
Derivatives
agonizingly
/ adverb [as submodifier]: agonizingly slow steps...
- After an eternity of standing still, I gradually forced myself to turn away and take agonizingly slow steps back up to my room.
- The process has been painfully and agonizingly slow to the World Championship Title.
- I'd heard that it was agonisingly painful, but I just found it uncomfortable and embarrassing.