Dictionary Definition
excruciating adj : extremely painful [syn:
agonizing, agonising, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome]
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English
Etymology
Present participle of excruciate, from excruciatus#Latin, past participle of excrucio, from ex-#Latin + crucio#Latin "I torment".Pronunciation
Adjective
Translations
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
- Finnish: kiduttava, sietämätön
- Polish: rozdzierający
Very intense; extreme
- Finnish: musertava
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acute,
afflictive, agonizing, atrocious, biting, consuming, cramping, cruel, desolating, distressful, distressing, exquisite, extreme, gnawing, grave, griping, hard, harrowing, harsh, heartbreaking, heartrending, heartsickening, heartwounding, hurtful, hurting, insufferable, intense, keen, painful, paroxysmal, piercing, poignant, pungent, racking, rending, severe, sharp, shooting, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, stabbing, stinging, tearing, tormenting, torturing, torturous, unbearable, unendurable, vivid