agonised

Thân thiện

A patient lets out an agonised cry in the hospital room.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Expressing or showing severe pain, suffering, or mental anguish: Describes something that vividly conveys intense physical or emotional distress.
   • Characterized by or involving agony: Pertaining to a state of extreme suffering.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • She let out an agonised cry when she heard the terrible news.
  • The patient's face was agonised during the painful procedure.
  • He wrote an agonised letter, pouring out his grief and confusion.

Advanced Usage

• "agonised over": To think about something with great anxiety or worry. (Note: This is a phrasal verb using the past tense of the verb 'agonise'. The adjective 'agonised' can describe the resulting state).
  • She was agonised over the decision, unable to sleep for nights.
• Used to describe artistic works or performances that powerfully convey suffering.
  • The actor gave an agonised performance that moved the entire audience to tears.

Variants and Related Words

• Agonise (verb): To suffer or cause to suffer extreme physical or mental pain.
  • He would agonise for hours about every small mistake.
• Agonising (adjective): Causing great physical or mental pain.
  • The wait for the test results was an agonising experience.
• Agony (noun): Extreme physical or mental suffering.
  • The soldier was in agony from his wounds.

Synonyms

• Tormented: Experiencing or expressing severe suffering.
• Anguished: Experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain.
• Tortured: Showing or feeling extreme distress.

Antonyms

• Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.
• Contented: Happy and at ease.
• Untroubled: Not disturbed or worried.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• An agonised expression/face/cry: A common collocation describing a look or sound of extreme pain.
  • An agonised expression crossed his features as he remembered the accident.
• In an agonised voice: Speaking in a way that reveals great distress.
  • "Please help me," she whispered in an agonised voice.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. expressing pain or agony
   • agonized screams

Từ đồng nghĩa

• agonized