English verb: agonise | |||
1. | agonise (emotion) cause to agonize | ||
Examples | The bad news will agonise him | ||
Synonyms | agonize | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anguish, hurt, pain | ||
Cause | agonise, agonize | ||
2. | agonise (emotion) suffer agony or anguish | ||
Synonyms | agonize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | suffer | ||