Definition of "agonising" []

• Present participle of agonise. (verb)

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• "Now let's look at the balance of policies that we have worked out in agonising ways over many years in Canada."
• "Many women had to make "agonising" decisions about whether to terminate a pregnancy and the church was anxious that they had "the greatest possible guidance and help"."
• "Mandela, who said he would stick by his "agonising" decision of the week before to end diplomatic ties with Taiwan."