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Added 9 October 2026

agonizing

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ adjective

In Latin: cruciabilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agonizing at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Causing physical or mental agony.
It was an agonizing twenty-minute wait for the results.

verb

present participle and gerund of agonize

noun

The act of one who agonizes.

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