| Pronunciation: | | ik`skrooshee'eyshun
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- [n] the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
- [n] a state of acute pain
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EXCRUCIATION is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | agony, crucifixion, suffering |
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| | See Also: | | hurting, pain, Passion, throe, torture, torturing |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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