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excruciating
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  1. excruciating
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excruciating

adjective

Definition of EXCRUCIATING

1
: causing great pain or anguish : agonizing <the nation's most excruciating dilemma — W. H. Ferry>
2
: very intense : extreme <excruciating pain>
— ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly \-ˌā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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Examples of EXCRUCIATING

  1. I have an excruciating headache.
  2. an excruciating moment of embarrassment
  3. They described their vacation in excruciating detail.

First Known Use of EXCRUCIATING

1599

Related to EXCRUCIATING

Synonyms
agonizing, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching
Antonyms
easy, light, soft

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