Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agonizing

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: ag-o-niz-ing
IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing physical or mental agony.

verb

present participle and gerund of agonize

noun

The act of one who agonizes.

Example Sentences

"It was an agonizing twenty-minute wait for the results."
"I never breathed a word of my doubts and mental agonizings to my mother; I spoke to her only of my bodily sufferings; yet she knew it all, and I knew that she knew."

Inflected Forms

more agonizing (comparative) most agonizing (superlative) agonising (alternative) agonizings (plural)

Derived Forms

agonizingly unagonizing

Frequently Paired Words

agonize agony agonized torture

Synonyms

agonizing ailsome excruciating groanful hellish hurtful bruising painable painful terrible tormenting tormentous

Antonyms

pleasant pleasing

Questions

How do you pronounce agonizing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/.
What does agonizing mean?: Causing physical or mental agony.

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