different between agonies vs agonize

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.??.ni?z/

Noun

agonies

1. plural of agony

Anagrams

• agonise, asinego

French

Noun

agonies f

1. plural of agonie

Mirandese

Noun

agonies f

1. plural of agonie

English

Alternative forms

• agonise

Etymology

From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ag?nízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /?æ.??n.a?z/

Verb

agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized)

1. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
2. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, chapter 3:

     So I took a last stare round, agonizing to see if there was any way of escape; but the stone walls and roof were solid enough to crush me, and the stack of casks too closely packed to hide more than a rat.

Related terms

• agon, agony
• agonization
• deagonize

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

agonize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of agonizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of agonizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of agonizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of agonizar