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Adjective

Causing great physical or mental pain

Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable

Noun

A consideration for or reasoning

Thought, deliberation or meditation

Verb

Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

Present participle for to feel anguish or distress

Present participle for to feel deep sadness, distress or anguish

Present participle for to think or contemplate deeply about something

Present participle for to feel or express emotional or mental anguish

Present participle for wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

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Adjective

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Causing great physical or mental pain

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

unsavory^US

agonising^UK

unsavoury^UK

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

labored^US

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

laboured^UK

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

agonized^US

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

agonised^UK

unfavorable^US

meagre^UK

meager^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

mesmerizing^US

fetid^US

nose to the grindstone

foetid^UK

not taking no for an answer

mesmerising^UK

lock stock and barrel

skillful^US

skilful^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“Once more I woke up to an agonizing pain in my torso.”

Adjective

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Feeling, or causing, (typically slight or stinging) pain

feeling uncomfortable

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

agonized^US

discoloured^UK

agonised^UK

discolored^US

agonising^UK

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Adjective

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So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable

enough to try the patience of Job

enough to try the patience of a saint

agonising^UK

enough to tax the patience of a saint

enough to test the patience of a saint

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than one can stand

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Noun

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A consideration for or reasoning

agonising^UK

judgment^US

judgement^UK

realizing^US

period of deliberation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of reflection

period of contemplation

intention

realising^UK

rationalising^UK

rationalisation^UK

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Noun

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Thought, deliberation or meditation

agonising^UK

judgment^US

judgement^UK

mental representation

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

realizing^US

realising^UK

theorizing^US

tablets of the memory

rumor^US

theorising^UK

rumour^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to cause anguish or distress to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

besieging

laboring^US

labouring^UK

inflicting anguish on

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

breaking the heart of

infesting

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

making miserable

making wretched

stirring up

causing discomfort to

tyrannizing^US

bending someone's ear

baiting

taunting

driving round the bend

getting on your nerves

tyrannising^UK

discriminating against

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

driving bananas

rubbing salt in wound

making severe demands on

pushing the buttons of

giving offence to

gripping

putting the squeeze on

jumping on one's case

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

breathing down someone's neck

exciting

pushing about

beating

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

driving round the twist

making someone see red

suppressing

enforcing

getting your back up

getting on one's nerves

getting under your skin

making things hot for someone

using strong-arm tactics on

prodding

riding roughshod over

making somebody's hackles rise

putting the screws on

hitting where one lives

treating harshly

beating down

issuing threats to

twisting someone's arm

tearing to pieces

scaring the bejesus out of

tyrannizing over

trying your patience

making your blood boil

knocking for six

walking all over

ravaging

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

bedogging

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

criticizing^US

driving to distraction

searching high heaven

getting your hackles up

getting up someone's nose

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

giving someone the pip

barracking

booing

smarting

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

driving you up the wall

enticing

titillating

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

breaking in

upbraiding

overriding

bringing pressure to bear on

shouting down

finding fault with

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

deriding

disappointing

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

criticising^UK

getting in the hair of

dishonoring^US

rubbing the wrong way

setting on

getting across someone

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

doing an injustice to

hurting the feelings of

taking the heart out of

impaling

whipping

filling with terror

making it hot for someone

putting the fear of God into

scaring to death

frightening out of your wits

putting the frighteners on

inspiring panic in

stepping on the toes of

causing someone distress

demonizing^US

having someone do something

demonising^UK

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

playing the heavy with

making your mouth water

mixing up

putting on the rack

giving someone the works

casting a gloom upon

making sad

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

having your knife into

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

keeping someone hanging on

making threats against

becoming an obsession with

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“She could not help but agonize herself wondering if Will was going to ask her to the dance.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel anguish or distress

laboring^US

labouring^UK

feeling uneasy

upsetting oneself

exercising oneself

wrestling with oneself

eating your heart out

going through the mill

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

agonising^UK

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“Their generosity will mean that Joan will no longer need to agonize about her son and his future.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel deep sadness, distress or anguish

“They agonize over the passing of those magic moments when it seemed that everyone was able to rally together and move to a common drumbeat.”

Verb

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Present participle for to think or contemplate deeply about something

feeling despondent about

eating your heart out

giving consideration to

beating one's brains out about

agonising^UK

turning over in one's mind

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

considering the pros and cons of

putting on thinking cap

giving much thought to

giving some thought to

running up a flagpole

taking under advisement

chewing over things

stewing about

considering as an example

looking at as an example

taking under consideration

building castles in air

debating with oneself

entertaining the idea of

revolving in one's mind

making enquiries into

meditating upon

registering

cudgelling^UK

marveling^US

cudgeling^US

marvelling^UK

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“But her husband will agonize over this decision. Again and again, he will consider all options while avoiding a final commitment.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel or express emotional or mental anguish

Verb

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Present participle for wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

feeling uncomfortable

agonising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

baulking^UK

balking^US

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