Excruciating

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /É›kˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɪkˈskruːsiːeɪtɪŋ/
• US IPA: /ɪkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /É›kˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/

Origin

Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō "I torment".

Full definition of excruciating

Adjective

1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizingthe nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry unknown date
2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

Related terms

• cruciate
• excruciate
• excruciatingly