excruciation

Pronunciation:		ik`skrooshee'eyshun
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering [n] a state of acute pain

	Synonyms:	agony, crucifixion, suffering

	See Also:	hurting, pain, Passion, throe, torture, torturing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Excru`cia"tion\n. [L. excruciatio.] The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. --Feltham.