verb
- past tense of excruciate; to cause severe physical or mental pain; to torture or torment intensely
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The patient was excruciated by the chronic pain in his joints.
- She was excruciated by guilt over her harsh words to her friend.
- The memory of his failure excruciated him for years.
- The injured athlete was excruciated by muscle spasms.
- He was excruciated by the thought of disappointing his parents.
- The witness was excruciated by having to relive the traumatic event.