Excruciation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of acute pain

the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suffering agony crucifixion

Word Forms

agonal	adjective	pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)
agonist	noun	someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
agonize	verb	suffer agony or anguish
agonise	verb	cause to agonize
suffer	verb	feel physical pain
excruciate	verb	torment emotionally or mentally
crucify	verb	treat cruelly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Qual

ein Zustand akuter Schmerzen

🇫🇷French

atroce

un état de douleur aiguë

🇪🇸Spanish

tortura

un estado de dolor agudo

🇮🇹Italian

strazio

uno stato di dolore acuto

🇳🇱Dutch

ondraaglijke pijn

een toestand van acute pijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

excruciação

um estado de dor aguda

🇷🇺Russian

мучение

состояние острой боли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कष्ट

तीव्र दर्द की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজনা

তীব্র ব্যথা একটি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

வலிப்பு

கடுமையான வலியின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదన

తీవ్రమైన నొప్పి యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित होणे

तीव्र वेदना एक राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

તીવ્ર પીડાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಾತನೆ

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ನೋವಿನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേദനാജനകം

കടുത്ത വേദനയുടെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਸ਼ੱਦਦ

ਤੀਬਰ ਦਰਦ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煎熬

急性疼痛状态

🇯🇵Japanese

耐え難い

急性の痛みの状態

🇰🇷Korean

자책감

급성 통증의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hành hạ

tình trạng đau cấp tính

🇹🇭Thai

ระทมทุกข์

สถานะของความเจ็บปวดเฉียบพลัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penderitaan

keadaan nyeri akut

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungulila

isang estado ng matinding sakit

🇲🇾Malay

keperitan

keadaan sakit akut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤلم

حالة من الألم الحاد

🇮🇷Persian

شکنجه

حالت درد حاد

🇹🇷Turkish

azap

akut ağrı durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תופת

מצב של כאב חריף

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The primary meaning of 'excruciation' is 'a state of acute pain'.

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'excruciation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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