agonises
Suffers intense distress
Agonises is the British spelling of agonizes, meaning to suffer intense mental distress or to struggle painfully with a decision: She agonises over every word in her essays.
The word suggests prolonged, torturous deliberation rather than quick worry.
Fights using holds
- grapplesEngages in close combat
- anguishesSuffers extreme distress
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- worriesPersistent mental unease
obsesses · ruminates · broods · deliberates · vacillates · wavers · hesitates · overthinks
wrestles
Fights using holds
worries · obsesses · ruminates · broods · deliberates · vacillates · wavers · hesitates · overthinks · second-guesses
strains
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
suffers · endures · battles · fights · contends · perseveres · persists · grinds · pushes · exerts
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
pain · grief · heartache · despair · misery · sorrow · woe · wretchedness · turmoil · torture
agonisesrelaxes
Becomes less tense
rejoices · delights · exults · takes it easy · revels
agonisesshrugs off
Dismisses without concern
dismisses · ignores · disregards · brushes aside · couldn't care less
- dopamine agonistCompound mimicking neurotransmitter action
- partial agonistLigand producing submaximal effect
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