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excruciating

exc·ru·cia·ting

UK/ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪtɪŋ/ US/ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjtɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

Origin

Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“to torment”).

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