excruciate (Meaning)

Wordnet

excruciate (v)

torment emotionally or mentally

subject to torture

Webster

excruciate (a.)

Excruciated; tortured.

Webster

excruciate (v. t.)

To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.

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The intense pain excruciated him, causing him to writhe in agony.

The relentless headache was excruciating, making it impossible for her to concentrate.

The victim's screams of agony were excruciating, causing goosebumps to rise on the listeners' skin.

The emotional pain she felt from the betrayal was excruciating, leaving her feeling shattered and alone.