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Definition of agonizing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

agonizing

adjective
 
/ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
(British English also agonising)
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  1. causing great pain, worry or difficulty
    • his father’s agonizing death
    • It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAgonizing is used with these nouns:
    • cramp
    • death
    • minute
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