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suffer vs agonise

agonise vs suffer

suffer and agonise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suffer No No Yes No
agonise No No Yes No
As verbs, agonise is a hyponym of suffer; that is, agonise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suffer:
  • suffer: experience (emotional) pain
  • agonise: suffer agony or anguish
Other hyponyms of suffer include agonize, anguish, lose, grieve, sorrow.
suffer (verb) agonise (verb)
be in pain suffer agony or anguish
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) cause to agonize
feel unwell or uncomfortable
get worse in quality
be set at a disadvantage
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
experience (emotional) pain
feel physical pain
undergo or be subjected to
undergo or suffer
be given to
Difference between suffer and agonise

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