/ Dictionary / Index E excruciating: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ex•cru•ci•at•ing Pronunciation: (ik-skr'shē-ā"ting), [key] — adj. extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating care. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: excruciating (Thesaurus) excruciate excruciation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language