(Alternate spelling: agonise).
1. To cause to agonize; SYN. agonise.
2. To suffer agony or anguish; SYN. agonise.
1. To inflict intense pain on; torture
2. To subject to intense mental distress
(Irregular preterit, past participle: smote, smitten).
1. To affect suddenly with deep feeling.
2. To inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling of
(Alternate spelling: tantalise).
To tease or torment by exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations; to tease; to torment.
To exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, especially of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration; to labor; to work.
To subject to torture; SYN. excruciate, torment.
Aches and cramps associated with childbirth; great effort, efforts to get something done