/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
ex·cru·ci·at·ing
BrE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
NAmE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/
extremely painful or bad
The pain in my back was excruciating.
She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.
painfulsore ◇ raw ◇ inflamed ◇ excruciating ◇ burning ◇ itchy
These words all describe sth that causes you physical pain.
painful causing you physical pain NOTE Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death.：
Is your knee still painful?
a series of painful injections
a slow and painful death
sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much：
a sore throat
Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged：
The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury：
The wound had become inflamed.
excruciating extremely painful NOTE Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body.：
an excruciating throat/back/knee
burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot：
She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling：
an itchy rash
I feel itchy all over.
Patterns
sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
raw/inflamed/itchy skin
a painful/an excruciating death
a painful/burning sensation
excruciating/burning pain
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ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly
BrE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli/
NAmE /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli/
excruciatingly uncomfortable
excruciatingly painful/boring/embarrassing