agonising
Excruciating to endure
Agonising is the British spelling of agonizing.
It describes something that causes intense physical or mental suffering: an agonising wait for test results, the agonising pain of a broken bone.
It also characterizes difficult decisions or processes that involve great struggle: After agonising deliberation, she chose to leave.
Causing extreme suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
unbearable · distressing · searing · piercing · rending · lacerating · grievous · acute
Crushing emotional pain
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
devastating · wrenching · gut-wrenching · heartrending · crushing · overwhelming · sorrow · regret
State of awaiting something
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
nail-biting · edge-of-seat · waiting · nervous · fraught · tense · unbearable · white-knuckle
Made to last longer
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
slow · lingering · gruelling · marathon · tedious · painstaking · laborious · crawling
Forced choice between undesirables
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
wrenching · gut-wrenching · heartrending · difficult · impossible · fraught · deliberation · indecision
excruciating
Causing extreme suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
harrowing · unbearable · distressing · searing · piercing · rending · lacerating · grievous · acute · throbbing
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
torment · devastating · wrenching · gut-wrenching · heartrending · crushing · overwhelming · sorrow · regret · remorse
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
dread · nail-biting · edge-of-seat · waiting · nervous · fraught · tense · unbearable · white-knuckle · cliff-hanger
prolonged
Made to last longer
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
endless · slow · lingering · gruelling · marathon · tedious · painstaking · laborious · crawling · ponderous
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
anguished · wrenching · gut-wrenching · heartrending · difficult · impossible · fraught · deliberation · indecision · uncertainty
agonisingpainless
Causing no discomfort
pain-free · comfortable · soothing · numbing · anaesthetised
agonisingblissful
Extremely serene and joyful
joyful · happy · ecstatic · pleasurable · delightful
agonisingeffortless
Requiring no strain
painless · easy · smooth · relaxing · comfortable
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