excruciating

Meanings

Verb

torment emotionally or mentally
subject to torture

Adjective Satellite

extremely painful

Adj

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

agonising, agonizing, excruciate, harrowing, lacerating, poignant, rack, torment, torture, torturesome, torturing, torturous

Scrabble Score: 24

excruciating is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
excruciating is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excruciating is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 29

excruciating is a valid Words With Friends word