noun
Meaning 1
Excruciating pain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excruciation
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: [-ʃn̩]
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British, Southern, Standard: /ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjʃən/
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British, Southern, Standard: [-ʃn̩]
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Scotland: /ɪkˈskɾʉʃi.eʃən/
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Scotland: [-ʃn̩]
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Wales: /ɪkˈskɾɪʊʃi.eːʃən/ without the pane–pain merger
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Wales: [-ʃn̩] without the pane–pain merger
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General-American: /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪʃən/
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General-American: /ək-/
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General-American: [-ʃn̩]
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Australian, New-Zealand: /əkˈskɹʉːʃi.æɪʃən/
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Australian, New-Zealand: [-ʃn̩]
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crucifixion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: torture, torturing
noun
Meaning 3
a state of acute pain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agony, suffering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pain, hurting
Narrower terms: throe, Passion, Passion of Christ
History
Etymology
From excruciate + -ion.