OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 25186

excruciating

/ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agonizante • atroz • espantoso • insoportable • lacerante • terrible • torturador
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Sagan faced an excruciating dilemma: Should he remain true to his naturalistic philosophy and reject the marrow graft as something acquired by immoral means? Or should he agree to…
atroz • insoportable • terrible
Exceedingly intense; extreme
When he at last opened his eyes, he was conscious of nothing but an excruciating pain through his temples. He was vaguely aware of unfamiliar surroundings.