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Agonizing

Verb / ˈægʌnaɪzɪŋ / Another word for agonizing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Causing great physical or mental pain.

Synonyms & similar words

torturing agonize excruciating harrowing torturesome agonise agonising torturous excruciating torturous harrowing distressing painful severe intense unbearable unendurable unrelenting unyielding grievous wretched miserable tormenting heartbreaking crushing devastating traumatic soul-destroying

Example sentences

  1. The athlete was in agonizing pain after breaking her leg.
  2. The child's toothache was agonizing for him.
  3. The mother felt agonizing guilt after disciplining her child too harshly.
  4. The soldier suffered agonizing injuries during battle.
  5. The student was in agonizing stress during final exams.

Quotes

  • The agonizing moment comes when we have accumulated enough knowledge to see clearly the poverty of our civilization and the essential inadequacy of its popular myths - Martin Luther King Jr.
  • I have lived through a great deal of tragedy in my life - some of it actually happened. - Mark Twain
  • The agonizing reappraisal of our life is a moment of standing before the mirror - Thomas Wolfe

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