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excruciation

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Synonyms and Antonyms of excruciation

a state of great suffering of body or mind

He had never experienced such excruciation as when he contracted shingles.

Synonyms of excruciation

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe

Words Related to excruciation

cross, crucible, trial

heartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness

emergency, pinch

asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor

ache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twinge

danger, jeopardy, trouble

Near Antonyms of excruciation

comfort, consolation, solace

alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief

peace, security

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