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Synonyms & Antonyms of agonize
1
to cause persistent suffering to
- got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother
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- aggravate,
- agitate,
- annoy,
- bother,
- bug,
- chafe,
- distress,
- disturb,
- exasperate,
- gall,
- get,
- grate,
- gripe,
- hagride,
- harass,
- harry,
- irk,
- irritate,
- molest,
- nettle,
- peeve,
- pester,
- pique,
- put out,
- rasp,
- rile,
- vex
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2
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
- agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing
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The first known use of agonize was in 1570
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