About The Word Excruciation
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Excruciation
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What's The Definition Of Excruciation?
[n] the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
[n] a state of acute pain Synonyms | Synonyms for Excruciation: agony | crucifixion | suffering Related Terms | Find terms related to Excruciation: See Also | hurting | pain | Passion | throe | torture | torturing Excruciation In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*cru`ci*a"tion\n. [L. excruciatio.]
The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being
thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. --Feltham.
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