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Agonizing

🔄 Synonyms of "Agonizing"

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WordDefinition
harrowingnoun(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
excruciatingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
torturousPainful, excruciating, torturing.
torturingnounAn act of torture
torturesomeCharacterised or marked by torture; torturous.

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WordDefinition
excruciatingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
harrowingnoun(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
torturingnounAn act of torture
torturousPainful, excruciating, torturing.
torturesomeCharacterised or marked by torture; torturous.
agonisingnounCausing agony; very painful
sorenounCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
distressingCausing distress; upsetting; distressful.
grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
traumaticnounOf, caused by, or causing trauma.
bitternounHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
woefulFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
tiresomeCausing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
horrificCausing horror; horrifying.
dreadfulnounGenuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
naggingnounPersistently annoying or painful.
terribleVery unpleasant; disagreeable.
appallingExtremely unfavorable; terrible.
pitifulSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

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