English Explanatory Dictionary

agonizing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing physical or mental agony.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of agonize
noun
  1. The act of one who agonizes.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav

Word forms

agonizing more agonizing most agonizing agonising agonizings

Synonyms

agonizing ailsome excruciating groanful hellish hurtful painable painful terrible tormenting tormentous torturous unpleasant wrenchful

Antonyms

pleasant pleasing

Related words

agonize agony agonized torture

Derived words

agonizingly unagonizing
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