excruciation

• Substantivo que designa o estado de intenso sofrimento físico ou mental, ou o ato de causar dor intensa ou castigo.

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 dor aguda

   • 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.

   Sinônimosagonyanguishdistressmiserysufferingtormenttorture

   Antônimoscomfortdelighteasepleasurerelief

2. Infliction of severe punishmentC2formal

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

   Aplicação de punição severa

   • 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.

   Sinônimoschastisementpersecutionpunishmenttormenttorture