Associations to the word «Agonize»

Wiktionary

AGONIZE, verb. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
AGONIZE, verb. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.

Dictionary definition

AGONIZE, verb. Cause to agonize.
AGONIZE, verb. Suffer agony or anguish.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats