excruciate
Verb
- torment emotionally or mentally
- subject to torture
- To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
Adj
- Excruciated; tortured.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).
Synonyms
ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, dere, excruciate, hurt, irritate, pang, pine, rack, throe, torment, torture, wring
Scrabble Score: 21
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