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excruciation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjʃən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• [-ʃn̩] (British, Southern, Standard)
• [-ʃn̩] (Scotland)
• [-ʃn̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [-ʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪkˈskɾʉʃi.eʃən/ (Scotland)
• [-ʃn̩] (General-American)
• /ɪkˈskɾɪʊʃi.eːʃən/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
• [-ʃn̩] (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
• /ək-/ (General-American)
• /əkˈskɹʉːʃi.æɪʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From excruciate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Excruciating pain.

Forms