agonize
Meanings
Verb
- cause to agonize
- suffer agony or anguish
- To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
- To cause agony or anguish in someone.
- To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Origin / Etymology
From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony.
Synonyms
ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonise, agonize, anguish, bereave, dere, excruciate, fret, hurt, irritate, lament, pain, pang, passion, pine, rack, suffer, thole, throe, torment, torture, wark, wring
Scrabble Score: 17
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