TORTURE

/ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: T1O1R1T1U1R1E1 = 7

Definition

  1. verb torment emotionally or mentally. — synonyms: torment, excruciate, rack
  2. verb subject to torture. — synonyms: excruciate, torment
  3. noun extreme mental distress. — synonyms: anguish, torment
  4. noun unbearable physical pain. — synonyms: torment
  5. noun intense feelings of suffering. — synonyms: agony, torment
  6. noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. — synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting
  7. noun the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason. — synonyms: torturing

Examples

  • “The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
  • “acute mental or physical pain”
  • “an agony of doubt”

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