suffer agony, suffer, be in torment, cause to agonize (also agonise)
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Agonize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
(v. i.)
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
(v. i.)
To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
agonize
\ag"o*nize\ (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. agonized (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. agonizing (&?;).] [f. agoniser, ll. agonizare, fr. gr. &?;. see agony.]
1. to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. to smart and agonize at every pore.
2. to struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
agonize
\ag"o*nize\, v. t. to cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. he agonized his mother by his behavior.
Verb
1. cause to agonize
(synonym) agonise
(hypernym) pain, anguish, hurt
(cause) agonise
2. suffer agony or anguish
(synonym) agonise
(hypernym) suffer
(derivation) agony, suffering, excruciation
Agonize Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Agony may refer to:
Concepts
- Pain, anguish, or struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death
- Suffering of intense degree, relating to physical or mental suffering
- Passion (Christianity), also called the Agony of Christ
- Christ's agony at Gethsemane
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