"agonize" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-agonize.ogg Forms: agonizes [present, singular, third-person], agonizing [participle, present], agonized [participle, past], agonized [past]
Rhymes: -æɡənaɪz Etymology: From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{der|en|fr|agoniser}} French agoniser, {{der|en|LL.|agonizare}} Late Latin agonizare, {{der|en|grc|ἀγωνίζομαι|t=to fight, contend}} Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”), {{m|en|agony}} agony Head templates: {{en-verb}} agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized)
  1. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Emotions, Pain Translations (to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.): агонизи́рам (agonizíram) (Bulgarian), agonitzar (Catalan), 焦虑不已 (jiāolǜ bùyǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), angori (Esperanto), kitua (Finnish), kärsiä (Finnish), quälen (German), agonizar (Portuguese), agonizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-agonize-en-verb-zIguazBV Disambiguation of Emotions: 39 29 31 Disambiguation of Pain: 52 8 40 Disambiguation of 'to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.': 87 1 12
  2. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically. Tags: intransitive Translations (to struggle): мятам се (mjatam se) (Bulgarian), 痛苦挣扎 (tòngkǔ zhēngzhá) (Chinese Mandarin), kipuilla (Finnish), whakaangaanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-agonize-en-verb--aewDkKq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 57 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 67 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 64 20 Disambiguation of 'to struggle': 2 92 5
  3. (transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-agonize-en-verb-9fGLVzb2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agonise, agonize, lament, bereave, fret, torture Hypernyms: angst, worry Derived forms: agonizer, overagonize Related terms: agon, agony, agonization, deagonize, agonizing

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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tòngkǔ zhēngzhá",
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      "word": "痛苦挣扎"
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      "sense": "to struggle",
      "word": "kipuilla"
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