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Cruciating vs Excruciating - What's the difference?

cruciating | excruciating |

As a verb cruciating

is present participle of cruciate.

As an adjective excruciating is

causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.

cruciating

English

Verb

(head)

    • excruciating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
    • the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (rfdate)
  • Exceedingly intense; extreme

    • Related terms

    * cruciate * excruciate * excruciatingly