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Synonyms & Antonyms of excruciate
to cause persistent suffering to
- she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee
Synonyms for excruciate
Words Related to excruciate
- aggravate,
- agitate,
- annoy,
- bother,
- bug,
- chafe,
- distress,
- disturb,
- exasperate,
- gall,
- get,
- grate,
- gripe,
- hagride,
- harass,
- harry,
- irk,
- irritate,
- molest,
- nettle,
- peeve,
- pester,
- pique,
- put out,
- rasp,
- rile,
- vex
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“Excruciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excruciate. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of excruciate was circa 1570
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