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agonized

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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.
[Medieval Latin agnizre, from Greek agnizesthai, to struggle, from agn, contest; see agony.]
ago·nizing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.agonized - expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"
agonised
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
agonized
adjective tortured, suffering, wounded, distressed, racked, tormented, anguished, broken-hearted, grief-stricken, wretched
Translations
agonized [ˈægənaɪzd] adj → angustioso


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The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and mutely watches the monster die.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Some cling to you in woebegone misery; others come back fiercely and weirdly, like ghouls bent upon sucking your strength away; others, again, have a catastrophic splendour; some are unvenerated recollections, as of spiteful wild-cats clawing at your agonized vitals; others are severe, like a visitation; and one or two rise up draped and mysterious, with an aspect of ominous menace.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
They will try to starve me out, but--" he was going on with an obstinate resolve, but he was getting near home, and the thought of Rosamond urged itself again into that chief place from which it had been thrust by the agonized struggles of wounded honor and pride.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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