How Do You Spell EXCRUCIATE?

Pronunciation: [ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

The word "excruciate" is spelled with an "x", despite the fact that it sounds like it should begin with "ks". This is because the "x" represents the combination of those two sounds! The word is pronounced /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪt/, with stress on the second syllable. It means to cause someone extreme physical or mental pain, and is typically used to describe torture or intense suffering. While it's a pretty brutal word, it's helpful to know how to spell it correctly for those moments when it's necessary!

EXCRUCIATE Meaning and Definition

  1. Excruciate, derived from the Latin word "excruciare," refers to the intense and prolonged feeling of extreme pain or suffering, both physically and emotionally. It encompasses the idea of tormenting or inflicting agony upon someone or something.

    In the context of physical pain, to excruciate is to cause severe and excruciating discomfort or torture. It involves subjecting someone to unbearable anguish, causing them to experience an intense and intolerable sensation of agony or misery. This physical agony may result from various factors, such as injuries, illnesses, or torture methods.

    However, excruciate extends beyond physical torment to encompass emotional and mental suffering as well. It refers to a deeply distressing state wherein one's mind is filled with anguish and torment, often accompanied by feelings of despair, helplessness, and tormenting thoughts. Emotional excruciation may arise from a variety of situations such as heartbreak, grief, anxiety, or trauma.

    Moreover, this term can also be employed metaphorically to describe situations, events, or experiences that cause extreme difficulty, frustration, or irritation. It denotes an overwhelming and prolonged experience of distress or discomfort that goes beyond ordinary levels of frustration or annoyance.

    In summary, excruciate refers to the infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical, emotional, or metaphorical, that causes intense and prolonged distress, torment, or agony.

  2. To torment; to torture; to inflict severe pain on.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for EXCRUCIATE

  • wxcruciate
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  • dxcruciate
  • rxcruciate
  • 4xcruciate
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  • ezcruciate
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  • exvruciate
  • exfruciate
  • exdruciate
  • exceuciate
  • excduciate
  • excfuciate
  • exctuciate
  • exc5uciate

Etymology of EXCRUCIATE

The word "excruciate" comes from the Latin verb "excruciare", which is a combination of the prefix "ex-" (meaning "out of" or "thoroughly") and the noun "crux" (meaning "cross"). In Latin, the term "excruciare" originally referred to the act of crucifying someone, causing extreme pain or agony. Over time, the word's usage expanded to denote severe physical or mental anguish. The term eventually entered the English language in the 16th century, retaining its original sense of intense torment or suffering.

Similar spelling words for EXCRUCIATE

Conjugate verb Excruciate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have excruciated
you would have excruciated
he/she/it would have excruciated
we would have excruciated
they would have excruciated
I would have excruciate
you would have excruciate
he/she/it would have excruciate
we would have excruciate
they would have excruciate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been excruciating
you would have been excruciating
he/she/it would have been excruciating
we would have been excruciating
they would have been excruciating

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would excruciate
you would excruciate
he/she/it would excruciate
we would excruciate
they would excruciate

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be excruciating
you would be excruciating
he/she/it would be excruciating
we would be excruciating
they would be excruciating

FUTURE

I will excruciate
you will excruciate
he/she/it will excruciate
we will excruciate
they will excruciate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be excruciating
you will be excruciating
he/she/it will be excruciating
we will be excruciating
they will be excruciating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have excruciated
you will have excruciated
he/she/it will have excruciated
we will have excruciated
they will have excruciated

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been excruciating
you will have been excruciating
he/she/it will have been excruciating
we will have been excruciating
they will have been excruciating

IMPERATIVE

you excruciate
we let´s excruciate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to excruciate

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was excruciating
you were excruciating
he/she/it was excruciating
we were excruciating
they were excruciating

PAST PARTICIPLE

excruciated

PAST PERFECT

I had excruciated
you had excruciated
he/she/it had excruciated
we had excruciated
they had excruciated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been excruciating
you had been excruciating
he/she/it had been excruciating
we had been excruciating
they had been excruciating

PRESENT

I excruciate
you excruciate
he/she/it excruciates
we excruciate
they excruciate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am excruciating
you are excruciating
he/she/it is excruciating
we are excruciating
they are excruciating

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

excruciating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have excruciated
you have excruciated
he/she/it has excruciated
we have excruciated
they have excruciated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been excruciating
you have been excruciating
he/she/it has been excruciating
we have been excruciating
they have been excruciating

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it excruciate

SIMPLE PAST

I excruciated
you excruciated
he/she/it excruciated
we excruciated
they excruciated

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