What is another word for agonizes?

Pronunciation: [ˈaɡənˌa͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

Agonizes is a verb that is often used to describe intense physical or emotional pain or suffering. Synonyms for agonizes include words like anguish, torment, suffer, grieve, ache, distress, and afflict. These words can be used to convey different degrees of pain or discomfort, ranging from mild discomfort to excruciating agony. Some synonyms may also imply a sense of struggle or resistance, such as fighting against pain or trying to overcome adversity. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the context and the intended tone or emotion conveyed. However, all of these words share the common thread of conveying pain and suffering in some form or another.

What are the hypernyms for Agonizes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Agonizes

At one end of this gallery the Prometheus of Ribera agonizes chained to his rock.
"Castilian Days"
John Hay
Could you-it agonizes me to imagine .
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
It is torture to talk; the sound of voices agonizes me.
"Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist"
Alexander Berkman

Famous quotes with Agonizes

  • I've never been one who agonizes over my work.
    Ewan McGregor
  • The great thing about [Russell] is that he will not give in – to prudence, cynicism or simple horse sense. Sometime, somewhere, he agonizes, the rational man will make a decent world of his instincts. Considered as a type, he is a perennial scold. But considered as Bertrand Russell, he is surely one of the glories of our time... For he is at once a man of unyielding honesty, a first-class intellect and the possessor of one of the master styles of the English language. It is the last of these gifts that guarantees the onlooker an unflagging fascination with his life. For it gives charm to many a frailty, makes the world over every day in the light of his intelligence and his irony, and converts every political crusade, exchange of learned correspondence and lovers' quarrel into an episode as enchanting as a Mozart concerto.
    Bertrand Russell

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