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excruciating

[ ik-skroo-shee-ey-ting ]

adjective

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

    an excruciating noise;

    excruciating pain.

    Synonyms: unendurable, racking, agonizing, insufferable, unbearable

  2. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme:

    done with excruciating care.



excruciating

/ ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. unbearably painful; agonizing
  2. intense; extreme

    he took excruciating pains to do it well

  3. informal.
    irritating; trying
  4. humorous.
    very bad

    an excruciating pun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • exˈcruciˌatingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·cruci·ating·ly adverb
  • unex·cruci·ating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of excruciating1

First recorded in 1655–65; excruciat(e) + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

The “Justice League” star said she had endured weeks of excruciating headaches that confined her to her bed before an MRI revealed in February that she had a “massive” blood clot in her brain.

The 39-year-old said she received the "terrifying" diagnosis in her eighth month of pregnancy, in February, after she had suffered weeks of "excruciating" headaches.

From BBC

For 11 excruciating days Wray twisted, until on Wednesday he accepted Trumpov’s unspoken invitation to go: Wray told FBI staff that he’d resign by Trumpov’s inauguration “to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray.”

Clive said he will be watching on Friday with family and friends, but that "it's excruciating from start to finish, hoping it all goes ok for her".

From BBC

An excruciating pause followed, pregnant enough to suggest triplets.

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