excruciating
adjective/ɪkˈskruʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #12,256 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Intensely agonizing or extremely painful.
Example sentence
The pain from the broken bone was so excruciating that she could barely breathe.
Synonyms & related words
- agonizing
- unbearable
- intense
- severe
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