agonized

verbsuffer or cause another to suffer

Synonyms for agonized

verb suffer or cause another to suffer

Antonyms for agonized

Word Origin & History

1580s, "to torture," from Middle French agoniser or directly from Medieval Latin agonizare, from Greek agonizesthai "to contend in the struggle" (see agony). Intransitive sense of "to suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s. That of "to worry intensely" is from 1853. Related: Agonized; agonizing.

Example Sentences for agonized

No leisure is here, only quivering, intense, agonized anxiety.

But in his doctrine of spiritual integrity, in the agonized utterance, "Be true—be true!"

She seemed to have aged ten years from the hours of agonized weeping.

But, little by little, his face resumed an agonized expression.

He had answered his call, praying him in an agonized voice to descend and rescue him.

Mr. Jim Fletcher, whose place was next him, uttered an agonized "Ow!"

What relief from pain to the agonized sufferer had they not given!

She regarded him in agonized doubt for a moment, and nodded.

Dick lifted his agonized face and stared into Elsa's tear wet eyes.

The mother-wolf hissed with agonized fury on the roof of the rick.

agonized

Synonyms for agonized

Antonyms for agonized

miserable

woeful

agonized

Synonyms for agonized

Antonyms for agonized

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