AGONIZING

agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome

(adjective) extremely painful

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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