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agonized

adjective

: showing mental or physical pain or agony

Full Definition of AGONIZED

: characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony

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First Known Use of AGONIZED

1583

Related to AGONIZED

Synonyms: aching, mournful, anguished, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter, deploring, doleful, dolesome, dolorous, funeral, grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, plaintive, plangent, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, sorry, wailing, weeping, woeful

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