agonizing
adjectivemasculine/feminine/ɐɡuˈnjɐ̃tɨ/low
a·go·ni·an·te
Definition
Causing agony, intense suffering, or anguish.
The wait for the result was an agonizing situation.
The silence in the room was agonizing.
Common collocations
agonizing waitagonizing silenceagonizing painagonizing situation
Etymology
Do verbo 'agoniar' + sufixo '-ante'.