excruciating

[ ik-skroo-shee-ey-ting ]

/ ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain.

exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating care.

Origin of excruciating

First recorded in 1655–65; excruciate + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR excruciating

1 unbearable, insufferable, unendurable, agonizing, racking.

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OTHER WORDS FROM excruciating

ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly, adverb un·ex·cru·ci·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby excruciating

excretory duct, excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland, excretory system, excruciate, excruciating, excruciation, excubitorium, excud., excudit, exculpate

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British Dictionary definitions for excruciatingly

excruciating

/ (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

unbearably painful; agonizing

intense; extreme he took excruciating pains to do it well

informal irritating; trying

jocular very bad an excruciating pun

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excruciatingly, adverb

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