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agonize
[ ag-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used without object)
agonized, agonizing.
- to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- to put forth great effort of any kind.
verb (used with object)
agonized, agonizing.
- to distress with extreme pain; torture.
agonize
/ ˈæɡəˌԲɪ /
verb
- to suffer or cause to suffer agony
- intr to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive
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Derived Forms
- ˈˌԾԲ, adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of agonize1
C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek ōԾٳ to contend for a prize, from ō agon
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Until the events of “Through the Valley,” the second “The Last of Us” episode of Season 2, the Stark paterfamilias' ignoble demise was the most agonizing turn of all.
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purpose can a teacher serve in the face of these agonizing circumstances?
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Four months pregnant, she spent one agonizing day there withdrawing from opioids before she had a seizure and had to be rushed to the emergency room.
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And when he did contract COVID, he recounted his agonizing recovery.
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But grappling with the dilemma of who he would chose as his wife was agonizing.
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