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excruciation

[ik-skroo-shee-ey-shuhn] / ɪkˌskru ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /




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Every time she talks it’s pure excruciation, and she never stops talking.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

It sacked Tiger Woods, who went in the water and triple-bogeyed it on the way to his 79 in what looked like quite some excruciation and preceded his withdrawal from the event come Saturday evening.

From Washington Post May 21, 2022

Look at the fun and frivolity, for it distracts from the excruciation.

From Washington Post Mar. 28, 2022

I find them embarrassing to the point of excruciation.

From New York Times May 2, 2013

His calves were before me; and I waited in excruciation for discovery.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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