excruciation

• Nom désignant un état de souffrance physique ou mentale intense, ou l'action d'infliger une douleur ou un supplice extrême.

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

indénombrable

1. State of acute painC2formal

   A condition of intense physical or mental suffering.

   Supplice

   • 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.

   Synonymesagonyanguishdistressmiserysufferingtormenttorture

   Antonymescomfortdelighteasepleasurerelief

2. Infliction of severe punishmentC2formal

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

   Supplice infligé à titre de punition

   • 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.

   Synonymeschastisementpersecutionpunishmenttormenttorture