agonizing

CEFRC1

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Causing extreme physical or emotional pain.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of agonize

Examples

  • It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women.

  • It is agonizing for the United States to lose its young men and women.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. The act of one who agonizes.

  2. Causing physical or mental agony.

More examples

In context

  • The pain from my hurt knee was agonizing.

  • It was an agonizing twenty-minute wait for the results.

  • I never breathed a word of my doubts and mental agonizings to my mother; I spoke to her only of my bodily sufferings; yet she knew it all, and I knew that she knew.

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