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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.

agonize or -nise
Verb
[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised
1. to worry greatly
2. to suffer agony
agonizing
-nising adj
agonizingly
-nisingly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.agonize - cause to agonize
anguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
2.agonizeagonize - suffer agony or anguish
suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

agonize
verb suffer, labour, worry, struggle, strain, strive, writhe, be distressed, be in agony, go through the mill, be in anguish
Translations
Spanish agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize (over) → atormentarse (por)
French agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi he agonized over the problem → ce problème lui a causé bien du tourment
German agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize over sth → sich dat den Kopf über etw acc zermartern
Italian agonize [ˈægənaɪz] vi to agonize (over) → angosciarsi (per)

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