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Worried vs Excruciating - What's the difference?

worried | excruciating |

As adjectives the difference between worried and excruciating

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while excruciating is causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.

As a verb worried

is (worry).

worried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
    • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)

    • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

    Anagrams

    * *

    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