excruciating pain
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excruciating pain — agonizing pain, extreme pain, intense pain … English contemporary dictionary
excruciating — excruciating, agonizing, racking mean intensely and, usually, unbearably painful. All are commonly used as strong intensives and applied to pain, suffering, and torture. When used to qualify other things, they mean causing intense pain or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Excruciating — Ex*cru ci*a ting Torturing; racking. Excruciating pain. V. Knox. Excruciating fears. Bentley {Ex*cru ci*a ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excruciating — [[t]ɪkskru͟ːʃieɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (emphasis) If you describe something as excruciating, you are emphasizing that it is extremely painful, either physically or emotionally. I was in excruciating pain and one leg wouldn t move... Her search… … English dictionary
excruciating — adjective Date: 1599 1. causing great pain or anguish ; agonizing < the nation s most excruciating dilemma W. H. Ferry > 2. very intense ; extreme < excruciating pain > • excruciatingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
excruciating — excruciatingly, adv. /ik skrooh shee ay ting/, adj. 1. extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain. 2. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating … Universalium
pain — pain1 W2S2 [peın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poine payment, punishment ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you have when part of your body hurts pain in ▪ The pain in her jaw had come back. ▪ I had … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain — [[t]pe͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ pains, pained 1) N VAR Pain is the feeling of great discomfort you have, for example when you have been hurt or when you are ill. ...back pain. ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain... To help ease the pain, heat can… … English dictionary
excruciating — adjective excruciating pain Syn: agonizing, severe, acute, intense, violent, racking, searing, piercing, stabbing, raging; unbearable, unendurable; informal splitting, killing … Thesaurus of popular words
excruciating — ex•cru•ci•at•ing [[t]ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) causing intense suffering; tormenting 2) intense or extreme: excruciating pain[/ex] • Etymology: 1655–65 ex•cru′ci•at ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
excruciating — [eks kro͞o′shəmat′iŋ, ik skro͞o′shēāt΄iŋ] adj. 1. causing intense physical or mental pain; agonizing 2. intense or extreme [with excruciating attention to detail] excruciatingly adv … English World dictionary
