agonise
Torment oneself mentally
Agonise is the British spelling of agonize, meaning to suffer intense physical or mental pain, or to struggle with a difficult decision.
When you agonise over something, you worry about it excessively, turning it over in your mind: She agonised for weeks over whether to accept the job offer.
The word suggests prolonged, tortured deliberation rather than quick consideration.
Intense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- wrestleEngage in physical combat
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- grappleSeize and fight closely
ruminate · deliberate · dwell · obsess · mull · brood · ponder · weigh
Intense mental suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
torment · sorrow · heartache · despair · woe · trauma · affliction · anguished
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
unease · dread · angst · restlessness · foreboding · misgiving · distress · troubled
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- wrestleEngage in physical combat
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
grapple · ruminate · deliberate · dwell · obsess · mull · brood · ponder · weigh · consider
anguish
Intense mental suffering
grief · torment · sorrow · heartache · despair · woe · trauma · affliction · anguished · endure
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
nervousness · unease · dread · angst · restlessness · foreboding · misgiving · distress · troubled · anguished
antagonist, agonizing, protagonist, antagonism, antagonize, agonize, antagonistic, agonized, agonised