excruciating

• Beschreibt etwas, das extrem schmerzhaft, quälend oder sehr unangenehm ist.

Describes something that is intensely painful, agonizing, or extremely unpleasant.

1. Intense physical painB2formal

   Causing extreme physical pain or suffering.

   Qualvoll

   • He felt an excruciating pain in his back after the accident.
   • The headache was excruciating and wouldn't go away.
   • She let out a scream from the excruciating burn.

   Synonymeagonizingintensepiercingrackingsearingseveresharptorturousunbearable

   Antonymecomfortinggentlemildpainlesssoothing

2. Extreme mental or emotional distressB2formal

   Causing intense mental or emotional suffering.

   Qualvoll

   • The wait for the test results was excruciating.
   • Listening to his lies was an excruciating experience.
   • The excruciating embarrassment made her want to disappear.

   Synonymeagonizingdistressingharrowingintolerablepiercingrackingtorturousunbearable

   Antonymecomfortingpleasingsoothing

3. Very bad or unpleasantB2informal

   Used informally to describe something extremely unpleasant or of very poor quality.

   Unerträglich

   • The movie was excruciatingly boring.
   • The food at that restaurant was excruciating.
   • The meeting was an excruciating waste of time.

   Synonymeagonizingatrociousawfuldreadfulhorribleterribleunbearable

   Antonymeenjoyableexcellentpleasantwonderful

• Veralteter Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden zu foltern, zu quälen oder starken körperlichen oder seelischen Schmerz zuzufügen.

An obsolete verb meaning to torture, torment, or inflict severe pain, either physically or mentally.

1. Cause intense painC2formal

   To inflict severe physical or mental pain; to torture.

   Starke Schmerzen zufügen

   • The disease excruciated him for months before the diagnosis.
   • The memory of the accident still excruciates her.
   • They were excruciated by the harsh conditions of the prison.

   Synonymeafflictagonizeharrowracktormenttorture

   Antonymecomfortconsoleeaserelievesoothe