N2 — outside your level filter
あげくに
あげくにageku niN2neutral
Same meaning1
after a long process, in the end
All examples3
after all that — a long process ends badly for the speaker
さんざん悩んだあげくに、結局どちらも買わなかった。
sanzan nayanda ageku ni, kekkyoku dochira mo kawanakatta.
I ended up buying neither after all that agonizing. neutral
二時間も待たされたあげく、店、閉まってたんだよ。
nijikan mo matasareta ageku, mise, shimatteta n da yo.
They kept me waiting two whole hours and then the place was closed. casual
長時間にわたる議論のあげく、本件は次回に持ち越すこととなりました。
choujikan ni wataru giron no ageku, honken wa jikai ni mochikosu koto to narimashita.
After hours of discussion, this matter has ended up being carried over to the next meeting. formal
How it's formed2
All forms1
たあげくtaagekucontraction
味わったあげく
に drops freely in speech and writing alike, with no change in tone — 迷ったあげく、買わなかった.
Notes
あげくの果てに is the fixed emphatic. The sentence must end in an outcome,
never a plan or a request — ×迷ったあげく、買おう.
never a plan or a request — ×迷ったあげく、買おう.