excruciate
English Thesaurus
1. subject to torture (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | rack, |
| definition | : | torture on the rack (verb.body) |
2. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
3. subject to torture (verb.body)
| derivation | : | torture, torturing, |
| definition | : | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | torment, torture, |
| definition | : | unbearable physical pain (noun.state) |
4. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | rack, wheel, |
| definition | : | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
| definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
5. subject to torture (verb.body)
| derivation | : | torture, torturing, |
| definition | : | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | torment, torture, |
| definition | : | unbearable physical pain (noun.state) |
6. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | rack, wheel, |
| definition | : | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
| definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
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