excruciating
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[edit] Etymology
Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō "I torment".
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ɛkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɪkˈskruːsiːeɪtɪŋ/
- (US) IPA: /ɪkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/
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[edit] Adjective
excruciating (comparative more excruciating, superlative most excruciating)
- Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
- the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (Can we date this quote?)
- Exceedingly intense; extreme
[edit] Translations
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
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