agonised
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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expressing pain or agony
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agonized screams
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