excruciating
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            ex·cru·ci·at·ing
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌā-tiŋ  
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      : causing great pain or anguish : agonizing                                      
              
                             
the nation's most excruciating dilemma— W. H. Ferry
W. H. Ferry
                         
                
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                                                      : very intense : extreme                                      
              
                             
excruciating pain
                         
                
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