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excruciating
[ ik-skroo-shee-ey-ting ]
adjective
- extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: excruciating pain.
an excruciating noise;
excruciating pain.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme:
done with excruciating care.
excruciating
/ ɪˈːʃɪˌɪɪŋ /
adjective
- unbearably painful; agonizing
- intense; extreme
he took excruciating pains to do it well
- informal.irritating; trying
- humorous.very bad
an excruciating pun
Derived Forms
- ˈܳˌپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·c·iԲ· adverb
- ܲe·c·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of excruciating1
Example Sentences
Unlike other dramas, especially another TV zombie blockbuster, Joel’s death isn’t excruciating solely for its cruelty.
At the same time, I started to feel physically unwell with excruciating stomach pains and complete exhaustion.
Can you explain how and why you came up with the eyelash sequence, which you shot in excruciating close-up, and the truly disgusting tapeworm?
It said the diversity of opinion within the board "is not unlike the politics of Israel itself, whose rambunctious democratic culture sees a fierce exchange of views about these excruciating life-and-death issues".
The office worker from Devon describes days bedridden with "excruciating" pain and chronic itching, while waiting up to 18 months for NHS treatments.
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