agonize
Verb
Verb Forms: agonized, agonizing, agonizes
- To struggle or suffer greatly.
- cause to agonize
- suffer agony or anguish
- To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
- To cause agony or anguish in someone.
- To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Examples
- Don’t agonize over the perfect play; just put some tiles down.
Origin / Etymology
From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony.
Synonyms
agonise, ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, bereave, dere, excruciate, fret, hurt, irritate, lament, pain, pang, passion, pine, rack, suffer, thole, throe, torment, torture, wark, wring
Scrabble Score: 17
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