agonising

About 0.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Causing agony; very painful

   agonising desperation

2. verb present participle and gerund of agonise
3. noun Alternative form of agonizing.

Similar words

agonize agonizing excruciating painful distressing worrying horrible terrible atrocious awful

Often followed by

pain over death and to reappraisal about decision for