EXCRUCIATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

excruciation

noun

Definition of excruciation

as in agony

a state of great suffering of body or mind had never experienced such excruciation as when he contracted shingles

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Noun

Taking the McDavid minutes away gives us the purest form of agony these defencemen are experiencing at this time.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The prisoner in question, Doug Korpi, had also admitted that his agony was an act to journalist Ben Blum, who included the revelation in a broader takedown of the experiment published in 2018.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of agony

Noun

The angst and anguish and the ability to come up with a damn good hook are still there, even if the pressures and the stress of adulthood have taken on aching new heights.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
Stardom and success mixed with grief and anguish seemed to pour over into the season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of anguish

Noun

Acupressure is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that uses finger pressure on points along the body’s energy channels to ease tension, anxiety and physical discomfort.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
This information then results in some discomfort on both our parts, and the potential for a lot more explanation about my life than an acquaintance needs.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of discomfort

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