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Added 10 October 2026

excruciate

/ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪt/ verb

Latin root: excruciātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about excruciate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

adjective

Excruciated; tortured.

Origin

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

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