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agonize Definition


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agonize
agonise
verb agonized, agonizing
    intr
    1. To worry intensely or suffer great anxiety about it.
      Thesaurus: suffer, struggle, strain, trouble oneself, torment oneself.
      Form: agonize about something (especially)
      Form: agonize over something
    2. To cause great anxiety or worry to someone.
Derivative: agonized
adj
    Suffering or showing great anxiety, worry or agony.
Derivative: agonizing
adj
    Causing great bodily or mental suffering.
Etymology: 16c: from Greek agonizesthai to struggle.



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