agonise

Other spellings

• (US) agonize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪz/

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Verb

Plain form agonise

Third-person singular agonises

Past tense agonised

Past participle agonised

Present participle agonising

1. (intransitive) If you agonise over/about a difficult decision or choice, you find making it very difficult, almost painful.

   I have been agonising over whether or not to say something to you.

   Don't spend hours or days agonising about what to do.

Related words

• agony