AGONIZES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word agonizes. (close relations)
Definition of AGONIZES
Best Alternative Words for AGONIZES
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anguishes | verbv | |||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||||
distresses | verbv | |||||||
noun • psychological suffering • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) • extreme physical pain • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim verb • bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship • cause mental pain to | ||||||||
frets | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) • a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • be agitated or irritated • provide (a musical instrument) with frets • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • cause annoyance in • gnaw into; make resentful or angry • carve a pattern into • decorate with an interlaced design • be too tight; rub or press • cause friction • remove soil or rock • wear away or erode | ||||||||
grieves | verbv | |||||||
verb • feel grief • cause to feel sorrow | ||||||||
pines | verbv | |||||||
noun • a coniferous tree • straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus verb • have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||||||||
suffers | verbv | |||||||
verb • undergo or be subjected to • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • experience (emotional) pain • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • get worse in quality • be in pain • feel physical pain • feel unwell or uncomfortable • be given to • undergo or suffer • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
torments | verbv | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
troubles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a source of difficulty • an angry disturbance • an event causing distress or pain • an effort that is inconvenient • a strong feeling of anxiety • an unwanted pregnancy verb • move deeply • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | ||||||||
worries | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • a strong feeling of anxiety verb • be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy • be concerned with • disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress • be on the mind of • lacerate by biting • touch or rub constantly | ||||||||
agonise | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to agonize • suffer agony or anguish |