Excruciating
(adjective)
- Extremely painful.
- Intensely or unendurably distressing to the mind or senses.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from latin excruciat- "tortured", from the verb excruciare, from ex- "out" + cruciare "crucify".
Examples:
- The headache was excruciating.
- The pain was so excruciating that he couldn't move.
- The movie was an excruciating experience.
- She felt an excruciating pain in her back.
- The noise was an excruciating experience, it was so loud.