agonising

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adjective

Causing agony; very painful

“agonising pain”

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Meanings

adjectiveagonising (comparative more agonising, superlative most agonising)

comparative more agonising · superlative most agonising

  1. Causing agony; very painful

    agonising pain

    3 more examples

    agonising desperation

    agonising marathon

    agonising wait

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of agonise
nounagonising (plural agonisings)

plural agonisings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of agonizing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextremely painful

Similar
agonizingexcruciatingharrowingtorturingtorturoustorturesomepainful
Also see
agonizingexcruciatingharrowingpainfultorturesometorturingtorturous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agonising,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonising.

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