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Agonizing

verb/kænˈeɪʃəs/
Definition
cause to agonize
suffer agony or anguish
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kænˈeɪʃəs/
🇬🇧British English
/blˈɒkinəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/blˈɒkinəs/
4 syllables Say it as /kænˈeɪʃəs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to agonize
verbsuffer agony or anguish
adjectiveextremely painful
Word Forms
agonynouna state of acute pain
torturenoununbearable physical pain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
quälend
Grund zur Qual
🇫🇷French
angoissant
causer de l'angoisse
🇪🇸Spanish
agonizante
causar agonía
🇮🇹Italian
agonizzante
causa di angoscia
🇳🇱Dutch
pijnlijk
veroorzaken om te kwellen
🇵🇹Portuguese
agonizante
causar agonia
🇷🇺Russian
мучительный
вызывать агонию
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अति पीड़ा देनेवाला
पीड़ा का कारण बनना
🇧🇩Bengali
যন্ত্রণাদায়ক
যন্ত্রণার কারণ
🇮🇳Tamil
வேதனையளிக்கிறது
வேதனையை ஏற்படுத்தும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వేదన కలిగించేది
వేదనకు కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
वेदनादायक
त्रास देणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પીડાદાયક
વેદના માટે કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕಟಪಡುವ
ಸಂಕಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേദനിപ്പിക്കുന്ന
വേദനിപ്പിക്കാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਖਦਾਈ
ਦੁਖੀ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
اذیت ناک
اذیت کا باعث
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
痛苦的
引起痛苦
🇯🇵Japanese
苦しい
苦しむ原因となる
🇰🇷Korean
괴로운
괴로움을 주다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đau đớn
gây khổ sở
🇹🇭Thai
ทนทุกข์ทรมาน
ทำให้เกิดความทุกข์ทรมาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyiksa
menyebabkan penderitaan
🇵🇭Filipino
naghihirap
maging sanhi ng paghihirap
🇲🇾Malay
menyeksakan
menyebabkan penderitaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مؤلم
سبب للعذاب
🇮🇷Persian
عذاب آور
باعث عذاب کشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
ıstırap verici
acı çekmesine neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מייסר
לגרום לייסורים
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What is the primary definition of the word 'agonizing'?
The primary meaning of 'agonizing' is 'cause to agonize'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'agonizing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'agonizing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'agonizing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'agonizing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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