hurt, disturb, torture, lament
Worried, struggled, labored...
It was a difficult decision that she had to agonize over for a long time.
Agon- is the latin root for agonize. Related words are agony and agonal.
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.
Bob agonized over the decision whether or not to become a live donor and give his uncle one of his kidneys
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 word 'lovesick' means to agonize over the loss of a love to the point of illness. This condition can cause physical as well as mental symptoms. It also can make a person act irrational and make poor decisions.
Agonize
The verb is agonize. She agonized over the morals of their relationship.
The word 'agonising' (alternate spelling 'agonizing') is the present participle, present tense of the verb to agonize. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a gerund (a verbal noun).Examples:He's presently agonising over his math homework. (verb)We had an agonising wait to hear the results. (adjective)You need to spend less time agonising and more time taking action. (noun)
torture, struggle, strain, worry, afflict, distress, hurt, disturb, writhe, pain
Another word for wedding is Marriage. Another word is Matrimony
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