adjective
- causing extreme physical or mental pain; excruciating
- involving difficult decision-making or causing great anxiety
Examples
- The patient experienced agonizing pain after the surgery.
- She made the agonizing decision to leave her hometown.
- The wait for test results was absolutely agonizing.
- He suffered through an agonizing headache all day.
- It was an agonizing choice between two excellent job offers.
- The agonizing screams could be heard from the emergency room.
- After an agonizing debate, the committee reached a decision.