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I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
Christie Brinkley

Meaning of "excruciating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXCRUCIATING

excruciating  [ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCRUCIATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excruciating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXCRUCIATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of excruciating in the English dictionary

The first definition of excruciating in the dictionary is unbearably painful; agonizing. Other definition of excruciating is intense; extreme. Excruciating is also irritating; trying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCRUCIATING


alternating
ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ
awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
frustrating
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ
humiliating
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
infuriating
ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪtɪŋ
ingratiating
ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
stimulating
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
uningratiating
ˌʌnɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCRUCIATING

excrecencies
excrement
excremental
excrementitial
excrementitious
excrescence
excrescency
excrescent
excrescential
excrescently
excreta
excretal
excrete
excreter
excretion
excretive
excretory
excruciate
excruciatingly
excruciation

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCRUCIATING

accommodating
accounting
beating
boating
captivating
central heating
cheating
coating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
oscillating
overheating
penetrating
plating
repeating
seating
star rating
sweating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of excruciating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXCRUCIATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «excruciating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of excruciating

Translation of «excruciating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCRUCIATING

Find out the translation of excruciating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of excruciating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excruciating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极痛苦的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrible
570 millions of speakers

English

excruciating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कष्टदायी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطاحنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мучительной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excruciante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মর্মযন্ত্রণাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atroce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unerträglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耐えがたい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몹시 괴로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Excruciating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dư dội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதீத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत तीव्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ızdıraplı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atroce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozdzierający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болісної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chinuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βασανιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olidlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uutholdelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excruciating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCRUCIATING»

The term «excruciating» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCRUCIATING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «excruciating» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «excruciating» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excruciating

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXCRUCIATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word excruciating.
1
Eileen Atkins
I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find it excruciating the other way around, too.
2
Kate Baldwin
To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
3
Chester Bennington
Touring for two years is excruciating.
4
Shane Black
For years I was doing the excruciating weightlifting of writing scripts - but then I stayed thin and someone else got all the muscles.
5
Christie Brinkley
I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
6
Brooke Burns
I actually had kind of one of those crazy experiences where when I hit, it was black out excruciating pain, and then white out absence of pain, and the subconscience thought that I want to go back.
7
Andrew Cohen
Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating.
8
Kate Dickie
I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.
9
The Edge
Jamming is really the most awful, excruciating experience for me; I really don't enjoy it.
10
Farrah Fawcett
In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCRUCIATING»

Discover the use of excruciating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excruciating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & ...
An informative and often humorous look at how people have been caring for their teeth since biblical times explores how the painful, sometimes fatal procedures of the past have developed into the high-tech protocols of today.
James Wynbrandt, 2000
2
Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life
From the Hardcover edition.
Heather Mallick, 2011
3
Sheldon & Mrs. Levine: An Excruciating Correspondence
In a parody of the best-selling Griffin & Sabine, an angst-ridden young man and his eccentric, meddlesome mother trade blows over his latest infatuation in a series of hilarious letters. 75,000 first printing.
Sam Bobrick, 1994
4
Excruciating Bliss
Jon Davis. Excruciating Bliss Excruciating Bliss JON DAVIS.
Jon Davis, 2011
5
What Does Love Have to Do with It?: Excruciating Lessons on ...
In "What Does Love Have to Do with it? Excruciating Lessons on My Path to Enlightenment" Mary DeYon s raw and honest stories tell of personal challenge and triumph as life unfolds through the 60 s, 70 s and 80 s to now.
Mary Deyon, 2011
6
50 Excruciating Mazes: Not for the Faint of Heart
Each maze should take 15-45 minutes to solve. Think you've got what it takes? Then grab a pencil, and dig in.
‎2011
7
Medical Record
Tenderness, which was excruciating and localized to the lower part of the humerus, prevented a prolonged examination of the limb. Voluntary and passive flexion and extension were limited. Supracondyloid fracture of the Diagnosis: left Pic.
8
Rights, Restitution, and Risk: Essays in Moral Theory
In the course of a discussion of what may be done to animals, he asks: "Can't one save 10,000 animals from excruciating suffering by inflicting some slight discomfort on a person who did not cause the animals' suffering?"10 And he adds: ...
Judith Jarvis Thomson, William Parent, 1986
9
Supreme Court of the State of New York
A. Why, coming on at this time and finding it out, strangulated, and excruciating pain told me that it was traumatism. Q. Did you ever find a case of strangulated hernia where there was not excruciating pain? A. No. Q. So that don't tell you it is  ...
10
The Cincinnati Lancet and Clinic
When the speaker saw the patient there was the most excruciating pain, which existed in both feet; there was present great weakness and helplessness of the legs, with perhaps slight anaesthesia and slight atrophy. Besides these there were ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCRUCIATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excruciating is used in the context of the following news items.
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​Excitement builds for Pluto's big close-up
For Stern the wait is excruciating but he says it will be worth it because New Horizons will be just 7,800 miles from Pluto and the photos will be ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
Jenny Horne: How a descendant of Jefferson Davis helped …
Over 13 excruciating hours, the entire country watched as the ghosts of the Civil War seemed to stir once more. There was soul-searching and ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
3
Man rushed to A&E with metal spike sticking out of his HEAD after …
The victim, thought to be in his 40s, was left in excruciating pain after the skewer went into the back of his skull. Share; Share; Tweet; +1 ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Scott Walker plans to sign 20-week abortion ban
But Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-West Allis, said prohibiting fetuses from going through an “extremely excruciating” procedure was paramount. «Madison.com, Jul 15»
5
Alabama mom speaks out after newborn is given up for adoption …
... as I screamed and cried and watched them take my child away, with no answers whatsoever," Rossler recalled her excruciating heartbreak to ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Kenneth Harney: Mortgage customers vent; lenders fume
The bureau began posting what it calls "narratives" that name the bank or company involved and go into sometimes excruciating detail. «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
7
Superheroes, Just for Each Other
Deanna was in excruciating pain, home alone with our 13-month-old boy. She used the word “contractions,” but how could that be? It was early ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
If Only There Were a Hell for Kim Fowley to Be Rotting In: Thoughts …
This has led to an excruciating, seemingly irreconcilable cul-de-sac of discourse on social media about famous men accused of monstrous acts ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
9
'The Tribe' review: An unnerving lesson at boarding school
Its depictions of violence, sex and a truly excruciating abortion sequence go too far, according to many. Even the film's gobsmacked admirers ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
5 Crucial Things Parents Tend to Forget
You go and go so much that your children are probably to blame for your caffeine dependence and your excruciating headache. In the midst of ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»

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