agonize B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ UK /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #58298 Meanings 1 verb To worry or think very anxiously about a difficult decision. She agonized for weeks over which job to take. 2 verb To suffer great physical or mental pain. He lay agonizing in pain until the ambulance arrived. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to worry or think very... fret 2 verb · to suffer great physical or... sufferache More bereavelamenttorture ↔ Opposites chillrelax Word family Forms agonisedagonisingagonizedagonizesagonizingagonizingly Derived forms agonizeroveragonize Related forms agonagonizationagonizingagonydeagonize Etymology AI details From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. By surface analysis, agon + -ize. *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European agoniser French agonizare la-lat ἀγωνίζομαι Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # agonize **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 58298 ## Meanings 1. To worry or think very anxiously about a difficult decision. 2. To suffer great physical or mental pain. ## Examples - She agonized for weeks over which job to take. - He lay agonizing in pain until the ambulance arrived. ## Synonyms - bereave - fret - lament - torture ## Antonyms - chill - relax ## Derived Forms - agonizer - overagonize ## Related Forms - agon - agonization - agonizing - agony - deagonize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂eǵ- - Root: agoniser - Root: agonizare - Root: ἀγωνίζομαι ## Etymology From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. By surface analysis, agon + -ize. ## AI Etymology Agonize comes from French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). Compare agony. By surface analysis, agon plus -ize. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown