'Excruciation' definitions:

Definition of 'excruciation'

(from WordNet)
noun
A state of acute pain [syn: agony, suffering, excruciation]
noun
The infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering [syn: crucifixion, excruciation]

Definition of 'Excruciation'

From: GCIDE
  • Excruciation \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. [1913 Webster]

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