excruciating
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
» Tom has been in excruciating pain.
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2 sensesCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
quälend, unerträglich, qualvoll
мучи́тельныйmučítelʹnyj
Exceedingly intense; extreme
- extremely painful
Examples
14 sentencesTom has been in excruciating pain.
In the morning, the pain was excruciating.
I felt excruciating pain in my left big toe.
The pain is excruciating.
ruБоль нестерпима. — odexed
deDer Schmerz ist unerträglich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pain became excruciating.
ruБоль стала нестерпимой. — odexed
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“to torment”).Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“to torment”).
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Forms
more excruciating, most excruciating| Comparative | more excruciating Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most excruciating Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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