excruciating

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
  2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

Pronunciation

/ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/ en-us-excruciating.ogg en-au-excruciating.ogg

Word forms

excruciating more excruciating most excruciating

Etymology

Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“to torment”).

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