transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌāt ]
transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross
Date: circa 1570
1. : to inflict intense pain on : torture
2. : to subject to intense mental distress
• ex·cru·ci·a·tion -ˌskrü-shē-ˈā-shən, -sē- noun