excruciating

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ex·cru·ci·at·ing | \ ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌā-tiŋ

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

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

Recent Examples on the Web FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas pitching ace Kevin Kopps suffered the most excruciating loss of his career and his only loss in 2021 on Sunday. — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2021 Watching what is happening back home in Palestine has been excruciating and very shocking. — Harper's BAZAAR, 24 May 2021 But closer Caleb Wurster, nearing 60 pitches, was gassed, and the Red Raiders hit three consecutive homers, sending UConn off the field with the most excruciating loss imaginable. — Dom Amore, courant.com, 23 May 2021 Vereen, a fourth-round pick of the Bears in 2014, said the mental grind of the scouting combine — which normally happens this time of year — is far more excruciating than anything on the physical side. — Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021 Vanassa Sebastian woke up one morning in July with excruciating pain in her stomach. — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021 Rosanne Mottola, 36, dealt with excruciating pain when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis while in college in 2006. — Korin Miller, SELF, 5 May 2021 As reported by The Guardian, in March of 2012, Tig collapsed while experiencing excruciating pain. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2021 The exhaustion is excruciating, and both physical and mental. — Sara Sidner And Mallory Simon, CNN, 19 Apr. 2021

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