excruciating

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɪkˈskɹuːsiːeɪtɪŋ/

Adjective

excruciating

1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
   • W. H. Ferry,

     the nation's most excruciating dilemma

2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

Related terms

• cruciate
• excruciate

Translations

• German: quälend, unerträglich, qualvoll
• Italian: atroce, straziante, lancinante
• Portuguese: excruciante
• Russian: мучи́тельный
• Spanish: lacerante, atroz

Translations

• Spanish: terrible

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