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Agonize

verb/kˈænɐbˌɪnz/
Definition
cause to agonize
suffer agony or anguish
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈænɐbˌɪnz/
🇬🇧British English
/blˈɒkhaʊs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/blˈɒkhaʊs/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈænɐbˌɪnz/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
agonynouna state of acute pain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
quälen
Grund zur Qual
🇫🇷French
tourmenter
causer de l'angoisse
🇪🇸Spanish
agonizar
causar agonía
🇮🇹Italian
agonizzare
causa di angoscia
🇳🇱Dutch
kwellen
veroorzaken om te kwellen
🇵🇹Portuguese
agonizar
causar agonia
🇷🇺Russian
мучиться
вызывать агонию
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीड़ा देना
पीड़ा का कारण बनना
🇧🇩Bengali
যন্ত্রণা
যন্ত্রণার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
வேதனைப்படுத்து
வேதனையை ஏற்படுத்தும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వేదన చెందు
వేదనకు కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
त्रास देणे
त्रास देणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
વેદના
વેદના માટે કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕಟಪಡು
ಸಂಕಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേദനിപ്പിക്കുക
വേദനിപ്പിക്കാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤੜਫਾਉਣਾ
ਦੁਖੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
اذیت دینا
اذیت کا باعث
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
烦恼
引起痛苦
🇯🇵Japanese
苦しむ
苦しむ原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
괴롭히다
괴로움을 주다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm khổ sở
gây khổ sở
🇹🇭Thai
ทนทุกข์ทรมาน
ทำให้เกิดความทุกข์ทรมาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menderita sekali
menyebabkan penderitaan
🇵🇭Filipino
maghihirap
maging sanhi ng paghihirap
🇲🇾Malay
merana
menyebabkan penderitaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يتألم
سبب للعذاب
🇮🇷Persian
عذاب کشیدن
باعث عذاب کشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
acı çekmek
acı çekmesine neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְיַסֵר
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What is the primary definition of the word 'agonize'?
The primary meaning of 'agonize' is 'cause to agonize'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'agonize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'agonize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'agonize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'agonize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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