NOUN | state | excruciation, agony, suffering | a state of acute pain |
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act | excruciation, crucifixion | the infliction of extremely painful / painful punishment or suffering |
Meaning | A state of acute pain. | |
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Synonyms | agony, suffering | |
Narrower | Passion, Passion of Christ | The suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion |
throe | severe spasm of pain | |
Broader | pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
Spanish | agonía, sufrimiento | |
Catalan | agonia, sofriment | |
Verbs | excruciate | subject to torture |
excruciate | torment emotionally or mentally |
Meaning | The infliction of extremely painful / painful punishment or suffering. | |
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Synonym | crucifixion | |
Broader | 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 |
Spanish | crucifixión | |
Catalan | crucifixió | |
Verbs | excruciate | subject to torture |
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