agonize

v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

v.intr.

1. To suffer extreme pain or great anguish.
2. To make a great effort; struggle.

v.tr.
To cause great pain or anguish to. See synonyms at afflict.

[Medieval Latin agōnizāre, from Greek agōnizesthai, to struggle, from agōn, contest. See agony.]

agonizingly ag'o·niz'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment: squirm, toss, turn, writhe. See repetition.
2. To bring great harm or suffering to: afflict, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: suffer or cause another to suffer
Antonyms: not worry

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to agonize
  Synonym: agonise

Meaning #2: suffer agony or anguish
  Synonym: agonise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - lide voldsomme kvaler, pines, lide
v. tr. - volde kval, pine, plage

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) kwellen, vechten

Français (French)
v. intr. - se tourmenter, se ronger les sangs
v. tr. - tourmenter

Deutsch (German)
v. - quälen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγωνίζομαι, καταβάλλω τεράστια προσπάθεια

Italiano (Italian)
tormentare, straziarsi, affliggere

idioms:

• agonize over    tormentarsi per

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agonizar, torturar(-se), esforçar-se dolorosamente, lutar desesperadamente

idioms:

• agonize over    sentir ansiedade por

Русский (Russian)
испытывать сильные мучения, очень стараться

idioms:

• agonize over    мучительно беспокоиться по поводу чего-то

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - atormentar, angustiar, agonizar
v. tr. - atormentar, angustiar, hacer grandes esfuerzos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pina, våndas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
感到极度痛苦, 使极度痛苦, 折磨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 感到極度痛苦
v. tr. - 使極度痛苦, 折磨

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 번민하다, 죽을 힘을 다하다
v. tr. - 번민 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 苦しむ, 悶える, 必死の努力をする, 苦しめる, 苦悶する, ひどく苦しめる

idioms:

• agonize over    苦悶する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعذب, يحتضر, يناضل, يتعذب عذابا شديدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התייסר, סבל קשות, נאבק‬
v. tr. - ‮ייסר, גרם סבל ל-, הביע סבל‬

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