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agonised

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪzd/
    • /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪzd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪzd/

Definition of agonised word

  • noun agonised Simple past tense and past participle of agonise. 1

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Parts of speech for Agonised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

agonised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for agonised

adjective agonised

  • anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
  • suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
  • tortured — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
  • distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
  • grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.

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