Agonize Definition

ăgə-nīz

agonized, agonizes, agonizing

verb

agonized, agonizes, agonizing

To suffer mental anguish or worry about something.

Agonized over the difficult decision.

American Heritage

To make convulsive efforts; struggle.

Webster's New World

To cause great pain to; torture.

Webster's New World

To suffer extreme pain.

The explorers agonized in the hot sun.

American Heritage

To be in agony or great pain; feel anguish.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Agonize

From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agonizomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony.

From Wiktionary
Medieval Latin agōnizāre from Greek agōnizesthai to struggle from agōn contest agony

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition