excruciate
US
/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪt/
UK
/ɪkˈskruːʃieɪt/
Meaning
To cause someone extremely severe physical or mental pain or suffering.
किसी को बहुत तेज़ शारीरिक दर्द या गहरी मानसिक तकलीफ़ देना।
Examples
“The nerve pain continued to excruciate him whenever he tried to walk.”
“The thought of losing her home seemed to excruciate her.”
“The patient described the excruciating pain as worse than the injury itself.”
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Not natural: My tooth is excruciate.
Better: My toothache is excruciating.
Excruciate is a verb; use the adjective excruciating to describe severe pain.
Excruciate verb है। तेज़ दर्द का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective excruciating इस्तेमाल करें।
Not natural: The long meeting excruciated me.
Better: The long meeting bored me.
Excruciate means to cause extreme suffering, not ordinary boredom or mild annoyance.
Excruciate का मतलब बहुत गहरी तकलीफ़ देना है, सिर्फ़ बोर या थोड़ा परेशान करना नहीं।
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Excruciate is a rare, formal verb; excruciating is much more common for describing intense pain.
Excruciate एक कम इस्तेमाल होने वाला formal verb है; तेज़ दर्द बताने के लिए excruciating ज़्यादा आम है।