agonize (redirected from agonises)

ag·o·nize  (g-nz)

v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es

v.intr.

1. To suffer extreme pain or great anguish.

2. To make a great effort; struggle.

v.tr.

To cause great pain or anguish to. See Synonyms at afflict.

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[Medieval Latin agnizre, from Greek agnizesthai, to struggle, from agn, contest; see agony.]

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ago·nizing·ly adv.

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agonize, agonise [ˈægəˌnaɪz]

vb

1. to suffer or cause to suffer agony

2. (intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive

[via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn agon]

agonizingly , agonisingly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	agonize - cause to agonize                     agonise anguish, 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               agonise suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

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agonize

verb 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.

Translations

agonize [ˈægənaɪz] VI → atormentarse
to agonize over a decision → dudar antes de tomar una decisión

agonize [ˈægənaɪz] agonise (British) vi
to agonize about sth, to agonize over sth
He agonized over the problem → Ce problème lui a causé bien du tourment.
They agonize about the past → Ils ressassent constamment le passé.

agonize

vi → sich (dat) → den Kopf zermartern (→ over über +acc); after weeks of agonizing he finally made a decision → nach wochenlangem Ringen traf er endlich eine Entscheidung

agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize (over) → angosciarsi (per)