excruciating

The former sports TV presenter is allergic to opioid painkillers and says she worries her condition may one day leave her in excruciating pain, with no legal way of ending her suffering on her own terms.

For Jen, waiving her anonymity on BBC Breakfast two months ago was excruciating in the moment.

Mr O'Hara said he immediately felt an "excruciating pain" but his visitor told him that was a normal reaction, then left in a hurry.

When it started, the chemotherapy was "excruciating".

Biden was obviously very resistant to taking this step—and he might well still be in the race today if not for one particular stretch of excruciating dead air during his June 27 debate with Donald Trump.