agonize
verb
ag·o·nize
ˈa-gə-ˌnīz 
agonized; agonizing
1
: to suffer agony, torture, or anguish
agonizes over every decision
2
: struggle
Examples of agonize in a Sentence
got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother
agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Choosing death was agonizing enough, but Ms. Demontigny had to declare, in precise details, the circumstances under which the lethal dose would be administered.
—Renaud Philippe, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
But members don’t just agonize over their posts and DM etiquette to avoid getting ghosted.
—Violet Piper, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025
Certainly any commuter clenching his or her teeth traveling on Highway 101 through Silicon Valley or agonizing along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles won’t complain the state has too few occupants.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Agonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agonize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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agonize
verb
ag·o·nize
ˈag-ə-ˌnīz
agonized; agonizing
: to suffer or cause to suffer extreme pain or anguish of body or mind
agonizingly
adverb
-ˌnī-ziŋ-lē
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