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- Dictionaryagonize/ˈaɡənʌɪz/
verb
- 1. undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something: "I didn't agonize over the problem"
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to spend a lot of time trying to make a decision: He agonized for several days before agreeing to move to Oklahoma. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to think carefully about something. consider Don't make any decisions before you've considered the matter. contemplate He lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
1. : to suffer agony, torture, or anguish. agonizes over every decision. 2. : struggle. Synonyms. afflict. anguish. bedevil. beset. besiege. curse. excruciate. harrow. persecute. plague. rack. torment.
If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it. Perhaps he was agonizing over the moral issues involved. American English : agonize / ˈægənaɪz /
Definition of agonize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you worry excessively about something, you agonize about it. The mother of a teenage boy might agonize over his safety when he first learns to drive. Agonize can mean to suffer true pain, but it's generally a mental type of anguish.
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AGONIZE definition: to spend a lot of time worrying about a decision: . Learn more.
Agonize definition: to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony. . See examples of AGONIZE used in a sentence.
verb. agonized, agonizes, agonizing. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something. Agonized over the difficult decision. American Heritage. To make convulsive efforts; struggle. Webster's New World. To cause great pain to; torture. Webster's New World. To suffer extreme pain. The explorers agonized in the hot sun. American Heritage.
1. to suffer or cause to suffer agony. 2. ( intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive. [C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn agon] ˈagoˌnizingly, ˈagoˌnisingly adv.
