agonize

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
  2. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
  3. (transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone.
  4. (transitive) To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈæ.ɡən.aɪz/
Etimologia (Anglès)

From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony.

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