What is another word for crucifies ?

hurts somebody's feelings

Browbeat, destroy with words

harrows

torments

agonises^UK

agonizes^US

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

labors^US

labours^UK

makes severe demands on

inflicts suffering on

gives someone the works

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

traumatizes^US

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

traumatises^UK

rubs up the wrong way

appalls^US

appals^UK

gives someone the blues

makes someone scratch their head

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

knocks the wind out of

knocks the stuffing out of

discriminates against

dashes the hopes of

accosts

terrifies

causes someone distress

takes the heart out of

pushes the buttons of

harshes someone's mellow

pours cold water on

breaks someone's heart

brings tears to your eyes

gives someone the hump

makes someone see red

makes someone feel nauseous

makes sick

turns stomach

makes someone want to throw up

grosses out

makes your gorge rise

pressurizes^US

causes to feel mental strain

pressurises^UK

causes to feel emotional strain

dampens the spirits of

causes to lose heart

takes the wind out of your sails

breathes down someone's neck

carps at

makes somebody's hackles rise

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“He was crucifying people who were recently widowed in a most horrific way, people who were still in the grips of devastation.”

Verb

To put to death by crucifixion

“The day that Christ was crucified.”

Verb

gives something a battering

To criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly

pummels^US

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives someone a bad press

does a hatchet job on

gives someone a roasting

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a bollocking

reads the riot act

passes strictures upon

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

ostracises^UK

ostracizes^US

gives something a bad press

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

gives a tongue-lashing

lashes out

jumps down one's throat

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone an earful

gives someone what for

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a rating

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

belittles

chastens

dishonours^UK

sullies

dishonors^US

drags through the mud

drags through the mire

brings into disrepute

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

gives a piece of one's mind

spreads scandal about

runs smear campaign

slaps someone's wrist

expresses disapproval of

thunders

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

lashes out at

minimizes^US

takes to the woodshed

minimises^UK

complains vociferously about

takes down a peg

tears down

takes a stand against

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

trivializes^US

brings charges against

has someone on the carpet

trivialises^UK

disagrees violently with

makes a stand against

puts up a fight against

finds guilty of

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

expresses a poor opinion of

zings

jumps down someone's throat

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

criticizes hatefully

cusses out

eats out

gives someone a carpeting

carps on

drags someone's name through the mud

drags through mud

slings mud

sounds off to

metes out punishment to

raps someone the knuckles

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

expresses disapprobation

sticks it to

expresses disapprobation of

expresses strong disapproval of

holds someone answerable

holds someone to blame

humiliates

resists

lodges a protest against

expresses disagreement with

sends someone away with a flea in his

takes great exception to

categorizes^US

blackens someone's name

shows in a bad light

brings into disfavour

categorises^UK

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“I don't think isolated little incidents from 30 years ago should be suddenly dragged out and used to crucify people.”

Verb

brings someone to their knees

To thoroughly beat at a sport or game

pulverises^UK

pulverizes^US

takes to the cleaners

gives someone a drubbing

tanks

subdues

overpowers

wins a resounding victory over

triumphs over

blows out of the water

gives someone a pasting

kills

gives someone a hiding

pummels^US

knocks the stuffing out of

gains the advantage over

throws back in confusion

vaporizes^US

gains ascendancy over

vaporises^UK

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

brings under the yoke

annexes^US

puts someone in their place

brings about the downfall of

gains the upper hand over

gets the upper hand over

throws a spanner in the works

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

moves in for the kill

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

colonizes^US

enthralls^US

enthrals^UK

wipes from the face of the earth

wipes off the face of the earth

colonises^UK

terrorizes^US

brutalises^UK

plays the heavy with

brutalizes^US

terrorises^UK

rules with a rod of iron

rules with an iron hand

puts upon

despotizes

blitzes

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Verb

puts before a firing squad

To kill, usually as punishment for capital crimes

rubs out

strings up

does away with

sends to the electric chair

sends to the gas chamber

neutralizes^US

garrottes^UK

neutralises^UK

garrotes^US

carries out a sentence of death on

wipes from the face of the earth

gives someone the works

carries off

terminates with extreme prejudice

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

sends to the gas chambers

wipes off the face of the earth

puts out of its misery

sterilizes^US

sterilises^UK

sends to kingdom come

moves in for the kill

drives to the wall

suicides

nooses

sends to the scaffold

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

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Verb

To cause to feel hurt, upset, or resentful

Verb

To harass or annoy (someone) persistently