The meaning of Agonizing

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

Usage examples:

An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

noun

A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

Usage examples:

A brood of chicks

verb

Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

Usage examples:

She had brooded over the subject a thousand times

adjective

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.

Usage examples:

A brood mare

phrasal verb

Reflect deeply on a subject

phrasal verb

To think or talk about something, esp. when you need to make a decision

Usage examples:

We won't be able to answer right away – we'll need to chew it over.

verb

Look thoughtfully for a long time at.

Usage examples:

He contemplated his image in the mirrors

verb

To spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way

Usage examples:

[ t ] the owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city., [ t ] sharon is…

prefix

Variant spelling of ex-1 (as in elect, emit ).

prefix

Denoting something in electronic form, especially the use of electronic data transfer for information exchange and financial transactions via the internet.

Usage examples:

E-cash

noun

The fifth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

In o level about half of those entered obtained d or e grades

adjective

Intensely painful.

Usage examples:

Excruciating back pain

verb

Torment (someone) physically or mentally.

Usage examples:

I stand back, excruciated by the possibility

adjective

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

Usage examples:

Extreme cold

noun

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

Usage examples:

We represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the old guard, i one of the radi…

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

noun

A state of anxiety.

Usage examples:

Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

adjective

(of something bad) very severe or serious.

Usage examples:

His death was a grievous blow

adjective

Having very serious effects or causing great pain

Usage examples:

It was a grievous head wound, and he was not expected to survive., he was grievously injured.

adjective

Acutely distressing.

Usage examples:

A harrowing film about racism and violence

verb

Draw a harrow over (land).

Usage examples:

They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay

adjective

Extremely upsetting because connected with suffering

Usage examples:

His book tells the harrowing story of how they climbed mt. everest.

adjective

Of or like hell.

Usage examples:

An unearthly, hellish landscape

adverb

Extremely (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

It was hellish expensive

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

A hellish experience

adjective

Too extreme to bear; intolerable.

Usage examples:

The heat would be insufferable by july

adjective

Extremely unpleasant and therefore difficult to bear

Usage examples:

George is an insufferable bore, and you know it.

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

Usage examples:

The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

Usage examples:

Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

noun

An act of causing death, especially deliberately.

Usage examples:

The community was shocked by the brutal killings

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A killing disease

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

(in greek and roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of zeus and mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.

Usage examples:

In ancient greek mythology, muses were goddesses of science and art who inspired creative endeavors.

verb

Be absorbed in thought.

Usage examples:

He was musing on the problems he faced

noun

An instance or period of reflection.

Usage examples:

It's not only his pet muse these days, but the very definition of his work.

adjective

(of a part of the body) affected with pain.

Usage examples:

Her ankle was very painful

adjective

Causing emotional or physical pain

Usage examples:

The old photograph brought back painful memories., a painful injury forced her to withdraw from the…

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence.

Usage examples:

Her piercing analysis

noun

A small hole in a part of the body, typically other than the ears, made so as to insert a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery.

Usage examples:

This is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done

verb

(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something).

Usage examples:

A splinter had pierced the skin

verb

Cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to.

Usage examples:

He was racked with guilt

verb

(of a horse) move with a rack gait.

verb

Draw off (wine, beer, etc.) from the sediment in the barrel.

Usage examples:

The wine is racked off into large oak casks

verb

Think deeply about something.

Usage examples:

We sat ruminating on the nature of existence

verb

To think slowly and carefully

Usage examples:

He ruminated over his loss.

adjective

Extremely hot or intense.

Usage examples:

The searing heat of the sun

verb

Burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.

Usage examples:

The water got so hot that it seared our lips

adjective

Very hot

Usage examples:

Searing temperatures, gary felt searing pain in his leg.

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Usage examples:

A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

Usage examples:

A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Inflicting severe physical or mental suffering.

Usage examples:

Peace from his tormenting thoughts

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

Usage examples:

He was tormented by jealousy

verb

Present participle of torment

Usage examples:

The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes., the camera focused on a group of wo…

adjective

Characterized by, involving, or causing pain or suffering.

Usage examples:

A torturous five days of fitness training

adjective

Involving a lot of suffering or difficulty

Usage examples:

The torturous path to passing the bill

adjective

Not able to be endured or tolerated.

Usage examples:

The heat was getting unbearable

adjective

So unpleasant or painful that you find it hard to accept

Usage examples:

We had an unbearable summer here., the long wait was almost unbearable.

adjective

Not able to be tolerated or endured.

Usage examples:

Cries of unendurable suffering

adjective

If a situation or experience is unendurable, it is so unpleasant or painful that it is almost impossible to bear

Usage examples:

Unendurable pain/suspense

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

Usage examples:

[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …