AGONIZING
agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome
(adjective) extremely painful
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
agonizing (comparative more agonizing, superlative most agonizing)
Causing physical or mental agony.
Verb
agonizing
present participle of agonize
Noun
agonizing (plural agonizings)
The act of one who agonizes.
Source: Wiktionary
AGONIZE
Ag"o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Agonizing.] Etym: [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. Agony.]
1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.
2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
Ag"o*nize, v. t.
Definition: To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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