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agonizing

 [ag-uh-nahy-zing]  

ag·o·niz·ing

   [ag-uh-nahy-zing]
adjective
accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
Origin:
1660–70; agonize + -ing2

Related forms
ag·o·niz·ing·ly, adverb

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ag·o·nize

   [ag-uh-nahyz] verb, ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
2.
to put forth great effort of any kind.
verb (used with object)
3.
to distress with extreme pain; torture.
Also, especially British, ag·o·nise.

Origin:
1575–85; < Medieval Latin agōnizāre < Greek agōnízesthai to struggle (for a prize), equivalent to agōn- agon + -izesthai -ize
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agonizing

adjective
extremely painful 
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