verb
- to cause intense physical or mental pain; to torture
Usage: formal
Examples
- The patient was excruciated by severe back pain.
- Guilt continued to excruciate him years after the accident.
- The memory of her harsh words excruciated his conscience.
- The disease excruciated her joints, making movement difficult.
- He was excruciated by the thought of disappointing his parents.
- The interrogation was designed to excruciate prisoners into confessing.