agoniser

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to be dying (slowly); to be at death's door
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to be in one's death throes

Concepts

be dying

be near death

be in decline

dying hour

one’s death

be in agony

Synonyms

dernière heure

être à l’agonie

être au martyre

Translations

mit dem Tode ringen

op sterven liggen

agonizar

im Sterben liegen

αγωνιώ

agoniar

agonisar

dem Ende nahe sein

Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.ɡɔ.ni.ze/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai).

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