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agonizing
[ag-uh-nahy-zing]
adjective
accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress.
We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- agonizingly adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of agonizing1
Example Sentences
However, these exams can be agonizing for patients with vulvovaginal and pelvic pain conditions.
One danger of overdiagnosis is that it can lead to agonizing treatments that patients do not need.
“Just trying to turn over in bed was agonizing,†he said.
The agonizing and hilarious “Friendship†makes it feel like the Black Death.
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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When To Use
Agonizing means filled with or resulting in agony—extreme pain or suffering, especially the kind that lasts for a long time. A close synonym is excruciating.Agony can be physical or emotional, and things that are agonizing can involve physical or emotional pain. A person who has just broken their leg and a person who has just experienced the death of a loved one could both be said to be in agonizing pain. To suffer an agonizing death is to experience an extremely painful one. An agonizing decision is one that is very hard to make due to being emotionally painful in some way.Agonizing is also the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb agonize, which can mean to be in agony. However, it most commonly means to put forth a great effort—to struggle or strive, as in She’s been agonizing about what to get you for your birthday. Example: She’s down and appears to be in agonizing pain—the trainers are coming onto the field now to help her.
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