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crucifixion: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering; the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross; the death of Jesus on the cross

hemlock collapse: an evergreen tree; soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock; large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous; poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

nightmare collapse: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream; a situation resembling a terrifying dream

stoning collapse: pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

gallows collapse: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

hot seat collapse: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

garrote collapse: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation; strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"

gas chamber collapse: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

agony collapse: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"; a state of acute pain

guillotine collapse: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people; kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

horror collapse: something that inspires dislike; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"; intense and profound fear

hell collapse: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"; (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"; any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

fusillade collapse: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"; attack with fusillade

strangulation collapse: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"; the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

ax collapse: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

hanging collapse: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"; decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"

anguish collapse: extreme mental distress; extreme distress of body or mind; suffer great pains or distress

chair collapse: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"; act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

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