Excruciating
adjective
Very painful or causing a lot of pain.
She has been suffering from excruciating back pain.
Often appears as...
- excruciating pain
- excruciating agony
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Disapproving
adjective
Very annoying or extremely boring.
I sat through their excruciatingly tedious performance.
Often appears as...
- excruciating boredom
- excruciating tedium
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Disapproving
adjective
Very embarrassing or awkward.
There was an excruciating silence after his joke fell flat.
Often appears as...
- excruciating silence
- excruciating awkwardness
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Disapproving
adjective
Very painful or causing a lot of pain.
She has been suffering from excruciating back pain.
Often appears as...
- excruciating pain
- excruciating agony
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very annoying or extremely boring.
I sat through their excruciatingly tedious performance.
Often appears as...
- excruciating boredom
- excruciating tedium
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very embarrassing or awkward.
There was an excruciating silence after his joke fell flat.
Often appears as...
- excruciating silence
- excruciating awkwardness
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates extreme, often unbearable, levels of pain.
The patient described their headache as excruciating.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Used to express severe physical or emotional suffering.
Hearing the tragic news was an excruciating experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Ordinary
More than just painful – it's so intense it's hardly bearable.
His recovery from the surgery involved excruciating pain.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates extreme, often unbearable, levels of pain.
The patient described their headache as excruciating.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Used to express severe physical or emotional suffering.
Hearing the tragic news was an excruciating experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Ordinary
More than just painful – it's so intense it's hardly bearable.
His recovery from the surgery involved excruciating pain.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates extreme, often unbearable, levels of pain.
The patient described their headache as excruciating.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Used to express severe physical or emotional suffering.
Hearing the tragic news was an excruciating experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Ordinary
More than just painful – it's so intense it's hardly bearable.
His recovery from the surgery involved excruciating pain.
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The history of tattoos -...
After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them. For the Maori, those tattoos were an accepted mainstream tradition. If you shied away from the excruciating chiseling in of your moko design, your unfinished tattoo marked your cowardice. Today, unless you go the traditional route,
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Can a black hole be...
reducing the black hole’s mass. Meanwhile, to an outside observer, it would look like the black hole had emitted the escaped particle. Thus, unless a black hole continues to absorb additional matter and energy, it’ll evaporate particle by particle, at an excruciatingly slow rate. How slow?
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What causes cavities? -...
Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin, the bacterial invasion progresses causing excruciating pain as the nerves become exposed.
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The Battle Between Eel...
wounded prey the toxin excruciating Lee destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to
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The power of vulnerabilit...
This is what I have To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee -- and that's really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that's excruciatingly difficult --
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
this longest period of excruciating pain in my life there wasn't any other way and we barely made it and we're on the ragged edge of bankruptcy the entire time so when you felt like i want pain i don't like it
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Could You Pass the...
the gloves are off the stinging and burning will only grow more excruciating now after watching the other suffer heads moment of truth has arrived unfazed he keeps dancing while all
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Venomous Lionfish PIPE...
fisherman would grab lionfish try to pull them out of their nets but get stung and they would throw themselves overboard and commit suicide because the pain was so excruciating
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Documenting what life is...
I traveled throughout Europe for three weeks, documenting what I faced. It was one of the most excruciating, exhausting times of my life.
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The price of shame PIPE...
The public humiliation was excruciating. Life was almost unbearable.
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The history of tattoos -...
After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them. For the Maori, those tattoos were an accepted mainstream tradition. If you shied away from the excruciating chiseling in of your moko design, your unfinished tattoo marked your cowardice. Today, unless you go the traditional route,
Video examples
Can a black hole be...
reducing the black hole’s mass. Meanwhile, to an outside observer, it would look like the black hole had emitted the escaped particle. Thus, unless a black hole continues to absorb additional matter and energy, it’ll evaporate particle by particle, at an excruciatingly slow rate. How slow?
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What causes cavities? -...
Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin, the bacterial invasion progresses causing excruciating pain as the nerves become exposed.
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The Battle Between Eel...
wounded prey the toxin excruciating Lee destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to
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The power of vulnerabilit...
This is what I have To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee -- and that's really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that's excruciatingly difficult --
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
this longest period of excruciating pain in my life there wasn't any other way and we barely made it and we're on the ragged edge of bankruptcy the entire time so when you felt like i want pain i don't like it
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Could You Pass the...
the gloves are off the stinging and burning will only grow more excruciating now after watching the other suffer heads moment of truth has arrived unfazed he keeps dancing while all
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Venomous Lionfish PIPE...
fisherman would grab lionfish try to pull them out of their nets but get stung and they would throw themselves overboard and commit suicide because the pain was so excruciating
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Documenting what life is...
I traveled throughout Europe for three weeks, documenting what I faced. It was one of the most excruciating, exhausting times of my life.
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The price of shame PIPE...
The public humiliation was excruciating. Life was almost unbearable.
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Kevin Brady
American Politician
Whether you are pro-choice or strongly pro-life, as I am, there should be common ground that abortion ceases to be an option when a baby can live outside the mother's womb or experience excruciating pain from a procedure.
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Jonah Lehrer
American Author
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.
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Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull.
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Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
Life's fairly excruciating. Painful things happen. Every now and then, you drag yourself out of the stream and stand on the bank gasping for air. I think that's how I work.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant or unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, you know, season you somehow and you learn from them.
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Angela Lansbury
American Actress
I lead a very regimented life. I take excruciating care of myself: I take a lot of vitamins, get enough sleep, don't drink apart from a glass of wine occasionally.
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Laura Hillenbrand
American Author
My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
There is something about killing people at close range that is excruciating. It's bound to try a man's soul.
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Madeline Brewer
American Actress
It's excruciating to be away from your child.
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Brad Feld
American Businessman
I'm usually an excruciatingly happy person.
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Kevin Brady
American Politician
Whether you are pro-choice or strongly pro-life, as I am, there should be common ground that abortion ceases to be an option when a baby can live outside the mother's womb or experience excruciating pain from a procedure.
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Jonah Lehrer
American Author
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.
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Hanya Yanagihara
American Novelist
Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull.
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Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
Life's fairly excruciating. Painful things happen. Every now and then, you drag yourself out of the stream and stand on the bank gasping for air. I think that's how I work.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant or unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, you know, season you somehow and you learn from them.
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Angela Lansbury
American Actress
I lead a very regimented life. I take excruciating care of myself: I take a lot of vitamins, get enough sleep, don't drink apart from a glass of wine occasionally.
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Laura Hillenbrand
American Author
My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
There is something about killing people at close range that is excruciating. It's bound to try a man's soul.
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Madeline Brewer
American Actress
It's excruciating to be away from your child.
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Brad Feld
American Businessman
I'm usually an excruciatingly happy person.
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