excruciate

Speech parts

1. excruciate - Adjective

2. excruciate - Verb

Meaning

Excruciated; tortured.

To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

torture rack torment pierce harrow plague gnaw try pain strike trouble burn wound distress bite
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Antonyms

gladden gratify please charm delight entertain
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Hypernyms

pain wound injure anguish hurt

Hyponyms

rack martyr martyrize martyrise

Derivatives

excruciated excruciating

Examples

The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

excretory product excretory system excruciable excruciating excruciating work excruciatingly