excruciating

adjective

: very painful : causing great mental or physical pain

: very severe

: extreme or excessive

Full Definition of EXCRUCIATING

: causing great pain or anguish : agonizing <the nation's most excruciating dilemma — W. H. Ferry>

: very intense : extreme <excruciating pain>

— ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly \-ˌā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

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Synonyms: agonizing, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching

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