agonize
/ˈægənaɪz/(亦作 -ise)
verb
no obj.
1- undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something感到极其痛苦, 受折磨：
I didn't agonize over the problem.
我没有因为这个问题感到苦恼。
1.1
- with obj. cause mental anguish to (someone)使（某人）极度痛苦, 折磨。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French agoniser or late Latin agonizare, from Greek agōnizesthai 'contend'， from agōn 'contest'.