agonizing

ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ
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Translation of agonizing into German,

Adjective

1.

painful

US
causing intense physical or mental pain
US
  • The agonizing headache lasted all day.Der qualvolle Kopfschmerz hielt den ganzen Tag an.
2.

decision

very difficult to make or decide
  • Choosing a college was an agonizing decision for her.Die Wahl eines Colleges war für sie eine qualvolle Entscheidung.

Noun

emotion

RareUS
the experience of intense pain or mental distress
RareUS
  • The agonizing of waiting for news was almost unbearable.Die Qual des Wartens auf eine Nachricht war beinahe unerträglich.
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Synonyms and analogies of agonizing in English

Examples of agonizing in a sentence

  • He described the agonizing pain after the surgery.
  • Deciding to move abroad was an agonizing choice.
  • The agonizing process of elimination took hours.
  • The agonizing of waiting for biopsy results kept him awake all night.
  • She remembered the agonizing of not knowing whether he was safe.
agonize
ˈæɡəˌnaɪz
Verb
1.

suffering

intr.
suffer extreme physical or mental pain
intr.
  • He continued to agonize over the decision for days..Er quälte sich tagelang mit der Entscheidung.
2.

decision-making

intr.US
struggle mentally with a difficult decision
intr.US
  • He agonized for days about which job to take.Er grübelte tagelang darüber, welchen Job er annehmen sollte.
3.

inflict pain

tr.
cause someone to feel intense pain
tr.
quälen peinigen
  • The news agonized her deeply.Die Nachricht quälte sie zutiefst.

Translations of "agonizing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
qualvolladj.

If it's that agonizing, I'll make you feel better.

Wenn es so qualvoll ist, mache ich es besser.

quälendadj.

His agonizing decision tore him apart, as he weighed the consequences.

Seine quälende Entscheidung zerriss ihn, als er die Konsequenzen abwägte.

schmerzhaftadj.

Even such a process is also extremely agonizing.

So ist der Vorgang, und das ist auch äußerst schmerzhaft.

Noun
dieQualnf.

Because a failed dental implant can be agonizing for everyone involved.

Denn ein missglücktes Implantat kann für alle Beteiligten zur Qual werden.

Quälenn.

Administrators and users no longer have to sit through the agonizing task of checking in documents individually.

Administratoren und Benutzer müssen sich nicht mehr durch die Aufgaben quälen, Dokumente einzeln zu prüfen.

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agonizing: Examples and translations in context

As the empire collapsed, historians wrote about its agonizing throes of death.

Als das Reich zerfiel, schrieben Historiker über seine qualvollen Todeszuckungen.

And inside of three weeks, will suffer an agonizing death.

Und innerhalb von drei Wochen wird sie einen qualvollen Tod sterben.

Others she simply hamstrung and left to writhe to agonizing death.

Andere lähmte sie schlicht und überließ sie windend ihrem qualvollen Tod.

Death on the cross is a particularly agonizing way to die.

Der Tod am Kreuz ist eine besonders qualvolle Art des Sterbens.

Move in this house and you'll die an agonizing death.

Wenn Sie hier einziehen, sterben Sie eines qualvollen Todes.

They witnessed his agonizing death, and laid him in the tomb.

Sie waren Zeugen seines qualvollen Todes und legten ihn in das Grab.

Dying a slow agonizing death or staying alive and listening to you.

Einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod zu sterben oder dir zuhören zu müssen.

You voluntarily dived into more than a hundred years of agonizing training.

Du hast dich freiwillig in über hundert Jahre qualvollen Trainings gestürzt.

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