verb
agonize
CEFR B2
to worry intensely and at length, especially over a decision
In a sentence
Six example sentences with agonize, each labelled with its topic.
She agonized for three weeks over whether to accept the offer, listing reasons at two in the morning.
Psychology
Do not agonize over the shape of the dumplings; the filling and the broth are what anyone will remember.
Cooking
The founders agonized about the price for months, and in the end they simply asked forty customers directly.
Startups
The coach agonized over the final timeout, and by the time she called the play the shot clock had nearly run out.
Basketball
Investors who agonize over every daily swing usually sell at the wrong moment, while the patient ones simply stop checking.
Finance
The director agonized for a year over the ending, shooting three versions before test audiences chose the quiet one.
Movies
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
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