AGONISING


Meaning of AGONISING in English

ag ‧ o ‧ niz ‧ ing BrE AmE ( also agonising British English ) /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/ adjective

1 . extremely painful:

The pain was agonizing.

2 . very unpleasant to experience, especially because of involving a difficult choice or a long wait:

an agonizing decision

—agonizingly adverb :

at an agonizingly slow pace

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.