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Definitions for Torture
[1] the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
[2] a method of inflicting such pain.
[3] Often tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone.
[4] extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
[5] a cause of severe pain or anguish.
[6] to subject to torture.
[7] to afflict with severe pain of body or mind: My back is torturing me.
[8] to force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips!
[9] to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms.
[10] to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).
[11] to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc to torture prisoners
[12] to give mental anguish to
[13] to twist into a grotesque form
[14] physical or mental anguish
[15] the practice of torturing a person
[16] a cause of mental agony or worry
Words related to Torture
persecution, suffering, torment, misery, annoy, disturb, injure, beat, wound, abuse, persecute, mistreat, maim, mutilate, oppress, laceration, distress, martyrdom, agony, dolor
Words nearby Torture
tortoni, tortricid, tortuga, tortuosity, tortuous, torture, torture porn, torturous, torula, torulopsosis, torulosis
Origin of Torture
First recorded in 1530–40, torture is from the Late Latin word tortūra a twisting, torment, torture. See tort, -ure
Other words from Torture
tor·tur·a·ble , adjective
tor·tured·ly , adverb
tor·tur·er , noun
tor·ture·some , adjective
tor·tur·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·tor·ture , verb (used with object), o·ver·tor·tured, o·ver·tor·tur·ing.
pre·tor·ture , noun, verb (used with object), pre·tor·tured, pre·tor·tur·ing.
self-tor·ture , noun
self-tor·tured , adjective
self-tor·tur·ing , adjective
un·tor·tured , adjective
Word origin for Torture
C16: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist
Synonyms for Torture
misery, persecution, suffering, torment, ache, affliction, agony, anguish, crucifixion, distress, dolor, excruciation, impalement, laceration, martyrdom, pang, rack, tribulation, twinge, cruciation, third degree