torture
Meaning of torture
noun
- Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony
In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.
- The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships
Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as 'absolute torture' after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s. (http//www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/eleven-months-of-absolute-torture-760652.aspx)
- (often as "absolute torture") stage fright, severe embarrassment
- To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.
Information about torture
- The plural form of torture is: tortures.
- Languages in which torture is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of torture
tor-ture
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- torture is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
torture synonyms
Meaning anguish:
Meaning torment:
Meaning agony:
Meaning distortion:
distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting
Meaning torturing:
Meaning excruciate:
Translation of torture
- German: Folter, foltern, peinigen
- French: torture, torturer
- Spanish: tortura, torturar
- Italian: tortura, torturare
- Portuguese: tortura, torturar
Anagrams of torture
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