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ex‧cru‧ci‧at‧ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ adjective
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Synonyms & Related Wordsexcruciating[adjective]Synonyms: agonizing, harrowing, insufferable, intense, piercing, severe, unbearable, violent
Related Words: acute,
extreme,
piercing,
sharp,
shooting,
stabbing,
consuming,
rending [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryex‧cru‧ci‧at‧ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: excruciate 'to cause great pain to' (16-21 centuries), from Latin excruciare, from cruciare 'to crucify', from crux 'cross']
1. extremely painful
Synonym : painful:
When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.2. if something is excruciating, it is extremely unpleasant, for example because it is boring or embarrassing
Synonym : agonizing:
Helen described the events of the night before in excruciating detail.—excruciatingly adverb:
His poetry is excruciatingly bad. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲