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excruciation

[ik-skroo-shee-ey-shuhn]

ex·cru·ci·a·tion

[ik-skroo-shee-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of excruciating.
2.
the state of being excruciated.
3.
an instance of this; torture.

Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin excruciātiōn- (stem of excruciātiō)
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excruciate (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to inflict mental suffering on; torment
2.  obsolete to inflict physical pain on; torture
 
[C16: from Latin excruciāre, from cruciāre to crucify, from crux cross]
 
excruci'ation
 
n

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