excruciation
Americannoun
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the act of excruciating. excruciating.
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the state of being excruciated.
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an instance of this; torture.
Etymology
Origin of excruciation
1610–20; < Late Latin excruciātiōn- (stem of excruciātiō )
Example Sentences
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It sacked Tiger Woods, who went in the water and triple-bogeyed it on the way to his 79 in what looked like quite some excruciation and preceded his withdrawal from the event come Saturday evening.
From Washington Post
I’ll have my usual charms along the way to distract from the excruciation.
From Washington Post
Because this stretching of time, the refusal to just say it, opens up a space in which we’re forced to live — sometimes to the point of excruciation — with emotions that would normally pass in seconds.
From New York Times
No, it also offered a vivid glimpse of excruciation, if that’s your thing.
From Washington Post
That late afternoon might have dwelled in your head as a singular excruciation.
From Washington Post
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