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View usage for: (ægənaɪzɪŋ) regional note: in BRIT, also use agonising1. adjectiveSomething that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother. In the heat of Rome, the wait was agonizing. agonizingly adverb Progress was agonizingly slow. 2. adjectiveAgonizing decisions and choices are very difficult to make. He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future. More Synonyms of agonizing agonizing in British English or agonising (ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ) adjective1. causing acute mental pain The family now faces an agonizing wait for news of their daughter's fate. It was an agonizing choice to have to make. He faced an agonizing decision about his future. 2. causing acute physical pain I felt an ache in my shoulder. Within 15 minutes the pain was agonizing. Examples of 'agonizing' in a sentenceagonizing In other languagesagonizing British English: agonizing ADJECTIVE Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. He suffered agonizing headaches. - American English: agonizing
- Brazilian Portuguese: angustiante
- Chinese: 令人痛苦的
- European Spanish: atroz
- French: atroce
- German: quälend
- Italian: straziante
- Japanese: 苦痛な
- Korean: 고통스러운
- European Portuguese: angustiante
- Latin American Spanish: atroz
Chinese translation of 'agonizing' adj - [pain, death]
令人痛苦的 (lìng rén tòngkǔ de) - [wait]
烦(煩)人的 (fánrén de) - [decision, choice]
折磨人的 (zhémó rén de)
The wait was agonizing. Synonyms hellish gut-wrenching torturous Additional synonymsDefinition showing or caused by hostility or resentment the scene of bitter fighting Synonyms grievous, hard, severe, distressing, fierce, harsh, cruel, savage, ruthless, dire, relentless, poignant, ferocious, galling, unrelenting, merciless, remorseless, gut-wrenching, vexatious, hard-heartedthe distressing symptoms of anxiety Synonyms upsetting, worrying, disturbing, painful, affecting, sad, afflicting, harrowing, grievous, hurtful, lamentable, heart-breaking, nerve-racking, gut-wrenching, distressful (literary) Definition unbearably painful I was in excruciating pain. Synonyms agonizing, acute, severe, extreme, burning, violent, intense, piercing, racking, searing, tormenting, exquisite, harrowing, unbearable, insufferable, torturous, unendurable |