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torture
[tawr-cher]
noun
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
a method of inflicting such pain.
Often tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone.
extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
a cause of severe pain or anguish.
verb (used with object)
to subject to torture.
to afflict with severe pain of body or mind.
My back is torturing me.
to force or extort by torture.
We'll torture the truth from his lips!
to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form.
trees tortured by storms.
to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).
torture
/ ˈ³Ùɔ˳Ùʃə /
verb
to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
to torture prisoners
to give mental anguish to
to twist into a grotesque form
noun
physical or mental anguish
the practice of torturing a person
a cause of mental agony or worry
Usage
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- torturable adjective
- torturedly adverb
- torturer noun
- torturesome adjective
- torturingly adverb
- overtorture verb (used with object)
- pretorture noun
- self-torture noun
- self-tortured adjective
- self-torturing adjective
- untortured adjective
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â adverb
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù±ð°ù noun
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â adverb
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù¾±²Ô²µ adjective
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù±ð»å adjective
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù±ð²õ´Ç³¾±ð adjective
- ˈ³Ù´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü°ù±ð»åly adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of torture1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She said: "Housing people, including survivors of torture and trafficking, in an isolated, overcrowded camp reminiscent of an open-air prison, with inadequate healthcare and legal services, is an inhumane way to treat those seeking protection."
“It was like torture. Every time the phone rang or every time a paper arrived for me, they were asking for more money.â€
Amnesty International said Kourkouri was subjected to torture and that his trial was "grossly unfair".
Fennell obviously saw the tortured antihero that everyone else did in “Adolescence.â€
Freddy said he was forced to participate in torture and killings.
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