excruciating

Etymology

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

adj

  1. 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 undergo the medical treatment in hope of saving his life 2011, Charles Colson, Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We Live?
  2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

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