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- [ag-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈæg əˌnaɪz/
- /ˈægənaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ag-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈæg əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of agonize word
- verb agonize If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it. 3
- verb agonize to suffer or cause to suffer agony 3
- verb agonize to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive 3
- intransitive verb agonize to make convulsive efforts; struggle 3
- intransitive verb agonize to be in agony or great pain; feel anguish 3
- verb transitive agonize to cause great pain to; torture 3
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Origin of agonize
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Medieval Latin agōnizāre < Greek agōnízesthai to struggle (for a prize), equivalent to agōn- agon + -izesthai -ize
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Parts of speech for Agonize
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agonize popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for agonize
verb agonize
- disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- lament — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- harrow — a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
- crucify — If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
Antonyms for agonize
verb agonize
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
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