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Crucifying Meaning in English

word · lemma: crucify

ˈkɹusəˌfaɪ
KROO-suh-fy-ing
kɹˈuːsɪfˌaɪɪŋ
kROO-sih-fy-ing

التعريف

Causing someone to die by nailing or tying them to a cross; also used figuratively to mean harshly criticizing or punishing someone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Crucifying' is formal and often dramatic, used literally for historical or religious contexts, and figuratively to mean severe criticism or punishment. In everyday speech, it more commonly appears in the figurative sense ('the media is crucifying him'). Avoid for mild criticism; it's very strong.

جمل نموذجية

The Romans were crucifying prisoners as punishment.

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They were crucifying him for his mistakes.

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The newspapers are crucifying the politician after the scandal.

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I can't believe they're crucifying her over one mistake.

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After his comment went viral, social media users started crucifying him.

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You don't have to keep crucifying yourself for what happened.

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