agonize

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 or -nise

Verb

[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised

1. to worry greatly

2. to suffer agony

agonizing
-nising adj
agonizingly
-nisingly 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

Translations

agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize (over) → atormentarse (por)

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agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi he agonized over the problem → ce problème lui a causé bien du tourment

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agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize over sth → sich dat den Kopf über etw acc zermartern

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