Capable of being tormented, tortured, or subjected to extreme pain or suffering.
From Latin excruciabilis, derived from excruciare (ex- 'out' + cruciare 'to torture'), literally meaning 'able to be tortured,' based on the word for cross (crux).
The root 'cruci-' comes from the Latin word for cross, because crucifixion was considered the ultimate torture—that's why 'excruciating' pain feels like your body is being torn apart.
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