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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
/ ˈɔːʃə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰٳܰdzܲ, adverb
- ˈٴǰٳܰ, noun
- ˈٴǰٳܰԲ, adverb
- ˈٴǰٳܰԲ, adjective
- ˈٴǰٳܰ, adjective
- ˈٴǰٳܰdz, adjective
- ˈٴǰٳܰly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٴǰtܰ·· adjective
- ٴǰtܰ· adverb
- ٴǰtܰ· noun
- ٴǰtܰ·dz adjective
- ٴǰtܰ·Բ· adverb
- v·ٴǰtܰ verb (used with object) overtortured overtorturing
- ·ٴǰtܰ noun verb (used with object) pretortured pretorturing
- -ٴǰtܰ noun
- -ٴǰtܰd adjective
- -ٴǰtܰ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·ٴǰtܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of torture1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The ex-partner of a millionaire horse racing tipster who "tortured" women and filmed the abuse has warned someone could die if he is not stopped.
He said there was constant abuse: "I witnessed a young woman who was being tortured by the terrorist. I mean literal torture, not just in the figurative sense."
For those unclear on how paying way more for bananas and blue jeans will boost your testosterone, well, the tortured justification they offer isn't helpful.
A picture of him in court appeared to show bruises on his forehead and there have been allegations of torture, denied by Azerbaijan which insists his rights have been respected in custody.
"The amount of torture was enormous," he added.
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