excruciation

[ ik-skroo-shee-ey-shuh n ]
/ ɪkˌskru ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of excruciating.
the state of being excruciated.
an instance of this; torture.

Origin of excruciation

1610–20; < Late Latin excruciātiōn- (stem of excruciātiō)

Words nearby excruciation

excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland, excretory system, excruciate, excruciating, excruciation, excubitorium, excud., excudit, exculpate, exculpatory

Words related to excruciation

pain, torture, agony, affliction, suffering, misery, persecution, anguish, torment, annoyance, nagging, provocation, scourge, bother, nag, trouble, bane, plague, pest, irritation

Example sentences from the Web for excruciation

  • Let us take a common sense view of this excruciation—ex—ex—I mean exquisite argument.

    Rattlin the Reefer |Edward Howard

  • Of her originally sprang the inspired teaching of the doom of men to excruciation in endlessness.

    Diana of the Crossways, Complete |George Meredith

  • The proper bows were interchanged; and then came Crang's excruciation.

    Perlycross |R. D. Blackmore

  • Only meanwhile he wants—it was a phrase of his own—to keep all the excruciation for his own private enjoyment.

    When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan