excruciation

• Sustantivo que denota un estado de sufrimiento físico o mental intenso, o la acción de infligir dolor o tormento severo.

A noun referring to a state of intense physical or mental suffering, or the act of inflicting severe pain or punishment.

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1. State of acute painC2formal

   A condition of intense physical or mental suffering.

   Estado de dolor agudo

   • The patient endured hours of excruciation after the surgery.
   • The excruciation of his grief was visible to everyone.
   • She described the excruciation of the chronic illness.

   Sinónimosagonyanguishdistressmiserysufferingtormenttorture

   Antónimoscomfortdelighteasepleasurerelief

2. Infliction of severe punishmentC2formal

   The act of causing extreme pain or torment as a form of punishment.

   Infligir castigo severo

   • The historical accounts detail the excruciation of prisoners.
   • The excruciation of the condemned was a public spectacle.
   • He wrote about the excruciation inflicted during the war.

   Sinónimoschastisementpersecutionpunishmenttormenttorture