Excruciating


[ik-skroo-shee-ey-ting] /ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ/

adjective
1.
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing:
an excruciating noise; excruciating pain.
2.
exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme:
done with excruciating care.
[ik-skroo-shee-eyt] /ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt/
verb (used with object), excruciated, excruciating.
1.
to inflict severe pain upon; torture:
The headache excruciated him.
2.
to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly.
/ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
1.
unbearably painful; agonizing
2.
intense; extreme: he took excruciating pains to do it well
3.
(informal) irritating; trying
4.
(jocular) very bad: an excruciating pun
/ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to inflict mental suffering on; torment
2.
(obsolete) to inflict physical pain on; torture
adj.

1590s, present participle adjective from excruciate. Related: Excruciatingly.
v.

1560s, from Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare “to torture, torment, rack, plague;” figuratively “to afflict, harass, vex, torment,” from ex- “out, thoroughly” (see ex-) + cruciare “cause pain or anguish to,” literally “crucify,” from crux (genitive crucis) “cross.”

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