agonize over/about sth
— phrasal verb with agonize UK usually agonise uk/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/us/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/verb
If you agonize over/about something, you spend time worrying and trying to make a decision about it:
She agonized for days about whether she should take the job.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- cogitate
- depth
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- meditate
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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