"agonizing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav [US] Forms: more agonizing [comparative], most agonizing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} agonizing (comparative more agonizing, superlative most agonizing)
  1. Causing physical or mental agony. Synonyms: agonizing, hurtful, painful, terrible, unpleasant, excruciating Derived forms: agonizingly, unagonizing Related terms: agonize, agony, agonized, torture Translations (causing agony): angoriga (Esperanto), agonisant (French), pianpháiseach (Irish), léanmhar (Irish), piolóideach (Irish), cruciabilis (Latin), aaghaeragh (Manx), ard-phianjagh (Manx), angaaishagh (Manx), پر تب و تاب (por tab-o-tâb) (Persian), agonizante (Portuguese), terrible (Spanish), angustioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-agonizing-en-adj-m9iUju5V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agonising (english: non-Oxford British English)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav [US] Forms: agonizings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} agonizing (plural agonizings)
  1. The act of one who agonizes.
    Sense id: en-agonizing-en-noun-743MNpmR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agonising (english: non-Oxford British English)

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} agonizing
  1. present participle and gerund of agonize Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: agonize
    Sense id: en-agonizing-en-verb-Z8WwEo9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agonising (english: non-Oxford British English)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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