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torture (verb)

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  • torture — ► NOUN 1) the infliction of severe pain as a punishment or a forcible means of persuasion. 2) great suffering or anxiety. ► VERB ▪ subject to torture. DERIVATIVES torturer noun. ORIGIN Latin tortura twisting, torment , from torquere to …   English terms dictionary

  • torture — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)tʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ tortures, torturing, tortured 1) VERB If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them great pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information. [be V ed] French police …   English dictionary

  • torture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal ▪ systematic ▪ mental, physical, psychological VERB + TORTURE ▪ inflic …   Collocations dictionary

  • torture */ — I UK [ˈtɔː(r)tʃə(r)] / US [ˈtɔrtʃər] noun [uncountable] 1) extreme physical pain caused by someone or something, especially as a punishment or as a way to make someone say something The confession was made under torture. 2) informal a mentally or …   English dictionary

  • torture — tor|ture1 [ tɔrtʃər ] noun uncount * 1. ) extreme physical pain caused by someone or something, especially as a punishment or as a way to make someone say something: The confession was made under torture. 2. ) INFORMAL a mentally or physically… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • torture — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel: He died after five days of excruciating torture. 2 (C, U) severe physical or mental suffering: Hearing her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • torture — 1. noun 1) acts of torture Syn: infliction of pain, abuse, ill treatment, maltreatment, persecution; sadism 2) the torture of losing a loved one Syn: torment, agony, suffering, pain, anguish …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • torture — 1. noun 1) the torture of political prisoners Syn: abuse, ill treatment, mistreatment, maltreatment, persecution, cruelty, atrocity 2) the torture of losing a loved one Syn: torment, agony, suffering …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • torture — /ˈtɔtʃə / (say tawchuh) noun 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, especially from sheer cruelty or in hatred, revenge, or the like. 2. a method of inflicting such pain. 3. (often plural) the pain or suffering caused or undergone. 4.… …  

  • torture — noun 1》 the action or practice of inflicting severe pain as a punishment or a forcible means of persuasion. 2》 great suffering or anxiety. verb subject to torture. Derivatives torturer noun Origin ME: via Fr. from late L. tortura twisting,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • torture — [ˈtɔːtʃə] noun [U] I 1) extreme physical pain that someone is forced to suffer as a punishment or as a way of making them give information 2) informal a mentally or physically uncomfortable feeling II verb [T] torture [ˈtɔːtʃə] to hurt someone… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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