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Term: Wracking

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To cause great physical or mental distress or torment.

Example sentence: The news of his mother's illness was wracking him with guilt for not being there.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Associated with or characterized by great sorrow, anguish, or torment.

Example sentence: The play depicted the wracking scenes of war with raw intensity.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A state of intense physical or mental distress.

Example sentence: She suffered through moments of wrackings before the exam results were announced.

Sense 2: A convulsive or violent rupture or disruption.

Example sentence: The earthquake caused the wracking of buildings, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

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