Definitions for Agonize
ˈæg əˌnaɪzag·o·nize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. agonize, agoniseverb

   cause to agonize

2. agonize, agoniseverb

   suffer agony or anguish

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agonizeverb

   To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

   To smart and agonize at every pore. --Alexander Pope.

2. agonizeverb

   To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.

3. Etymology: From agoniser, from agonizare, from ἀγωνίζομαι. See agony.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Agonizeverb

   To feel agonies; to be in excessive pain.

   Etymology: from agonizo, low Latin, αγωνίζω, Gr. agoniser, Fr.

   Dost thou behold my poor distracted heart,
   Thus rent with agonizing love and rage,
   And ask me what it means? Art thou not false? Nicholas Rowe, J. Sh.

   Or touch, if, tremblingly alive all o’er,
   To smart and agonize at ev’ry pore? Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

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1. agonize

   To agonize means to undergo great mental anguish or intense worry over something, often involving a difficult decision or situation. It can also refer to experiencing severe physical pain or suffering.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agonizeverb

   to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish

2. Agonizeverb

   to struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately

3. Agonizeverb

   to cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture

4. Etymology: [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. . See Agony.]

Matched Categories

1. • Anguish
   • Suffer

How to pronounce Agonize?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Agonize in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Agonize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Agonize in a Sentence

1. Jacinda Ardern:

   Absolutely, I'm a feminist, but I want to put him through the pain and torture of having to agonize about that question himself. That's letting him off the hook, absolutely not.

2. Steve Young:

   It's a complex dance, people agonize over the things we are talking about here.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   While we have made progress much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives. This election is crucial: nothing less is at stake than our Democracy, but we don’t agonize-we organize. I am running for re-election to Congress to deliver For The People and defend Democracy.

4. Confucius:

   He who will not economize will have to agonize.

5. Marilyn Moats Kennedy:

   It's better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Agonize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Agonize
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Agonize
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Agonize