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torture

/ torture /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of torturing someone
"it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
Type of:
persecution
Kinds of:
strappado crucifixion excruciation dismemberment taking apart
Derived:
excruciate torment
noun Sense 2
unbearable physical pain
Type of:
pain hurting
Derived:
excruciate torment
verb Sense 3
subject to torture
"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
Type of:
injure wound
Kinds of:
rack martyr martyrize martyrise
Derived:
torment tormentor tormenter persecutor teaser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
torment emotionally or mentally
Type of:
pain anguish hurt
Derived:
rack wheel agony suffering excruciation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 5
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
"an agony of doubt"
"the torments of the damned"
Type of:
suffering hurt
Derived:
torment excruciate rack agonize agonise
noun Sense 6
extreme mental distress
Type of:
distress hurt suffering
Derived:
torment excruciate rack anguish pain
noun Sense 7
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Type of:
falsification misrepresentaation
Derived:
twist twist around pervert convolute sophisticate
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
53
Times Searched
2
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persecution strappado crucifixion excruciation dismemberment taking apart pain hurting injure wound rack martyr