verb
- to think about something with great worry or anxiety; to struggle with a difficult decision
- to suffer extreme physical or mental pain
Examples
- She agonized over which college to attend.
- He agonized about whether to tell his parents the truth.
- The patient agonized in pain before the medication took effect.
- Don’t agonize over small mistakes.
- The family agonized through the long wait for news.
- She agonized over every word in her resignation letter.