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Excruciating vs Torturous - What's the difference?

excruciating | torturous |

As adjectives the difference between excruciating and torturous

is that excruciating is causing great pain or anguish, agonizing while torturous is of or pertaining to torture.

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

    torturous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to torture.
  • Painful, excruciating, torturing.

    • Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with tortuous.

    Synonyms

    * tormentous