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EXCRUCIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
Synonyms:
crucifixion; excruciation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("excruciation" is a kind of...):
torture; torturing (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason)
Derivation:
excruciate (subject to torture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of acute pain
Synonyms:
agony; excruciation; suffering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("excruciation" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excruciation"):
throe (severe spasm of pain)
Passion; Passion of Christ (the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion)
Derivation:
excruciate (subject to torture)
excruciate (torment emotionally or mentally)
