excruciation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a state of acute pain
    agony; suffering.
  2. noun the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
    crucifixion.

WordNet


Ex*cru`ci*a"tion noun
Etymology
L. excruciatio.
Definitions
  1. The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. Feltham.

Webster 1913