Causing huge physical or mental pain. Example: the smell was agonizing.
To undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.
"Agonizing" means "causing agony".
It was a difficult decision that she had to agonize over for a long time.
To agonize over something is to deeply and constantly worry about it. An example of a sentence using the word would be: Mary knew that she would agonize over the exam for the next week.
The root word of "agonize" is "agon," which comes from the Greek word "agonizesthai," meaning to struggle or wrestle.
To brood means "to contemplate with anxiety" or sometimes "worry" or "fret".To agonize means eitherTo suffer agonyTo struggle...unless we add "about" or "over" which then is a synonym to brood.
The root "agon" is derived from Greek, meaning "contest" or "struggle." It is often used in words related to competition or conflict, such as "agony" or "agonize."
Agonize
hurt, disturb, torture, lament
The verb is agonize. She agonized over the morals of their relationship.
torture, struggle, strain, worry, afflict, distress, hurt, disturb, writhe, pain
Bob agonized over the decision whether or not to become a live donor and give his uncle one of his kidneys
The verb form of "agony" can be "agonize," which means to suffer extreme physical or mental pain.
1. To be a reader. 2. To 'Just do it.' Don't think about it, don't agonize, just sit down and write.