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searing

 adjective
     
sear‧ing
1 extremely hot:
the searing heat of the desert
2 searing pain is severe and feels like a burn
3 searing words or attitudes criticize someone or something very strongly:
Adorno's searing analysis of mass culture
Emily felt a searing anger against her father.
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