agonizing

[US]/ˈæ gənaɪzɪŋ/
[UK]/'ægə'naɪzɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing extreme pain or suffering; causing great distress; causing intense mental anguish.

Phrases & Collocations

agonizing decision

agonizing wait

agonizing uncertainty

Example Sentences

there is an agonizing choice to make.

As a result, the pests would be on the rack and agonizing or even have the symptom of swivet and twitch.

Real-world Examples

He made the agonizing decision at the eleventh hour.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

You create it by living it, not agonizing about it.”

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Relinquishing any control was agonizing to him.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Oh, I'm in agonizing pain. Thanks for asking.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

It was an agonizing choice for the new Ukrainian president.

Source: NPR News November 2019 Collection

He was in such agonizing pain that even the smallest movement was unbearable.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

And die a slow, agonizing death From a viral infection than work with you.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Data can help leaders cut through subjective biases to answer agonizing questions more confidently.

Source: DN.A+ L7

The slow and agonizing method through which children are tortured and killed seems needlessly cruel.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

And he was poisoned by radioactive polonium. He died the slow agonizing death in 2006.

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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