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- Dictionarytorture/ˈtɔːtʃə/
noun
- 1. the action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something: "the torture of political prisoners" Similar
verb
- 1. inflict severe pain or suffering on: "most of the victims had been brutally tortured" Similar Opposite
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to cause great physical or mental pain to someone intentionally: It is claimed that the officers tortured a man to death in a city police station. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to cause mental pain: He tortured him self for years with the thought that he could have stopped the boy from running into the road. More examples.
The meaning of TORTURE is the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure. How to use torture in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Torture.
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment. Some definitions restrict torture to acts carried out by the state, while others include non-state organizations.
Torture definition: the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.. See examples of TORTURE used in a sentence.
6 days ago · torture, the infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering for a purpose, such as extracting information, coercing a confession, or inflicting punishment. It is normally committed by a public official or other person exercising comparable power and authority.
If someone is made to experience torture, another person deliberately causes them great pain, in order to punish them or make them reveal information.
1. to cause extreme physical pain to, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc: to torture prisoners. 2. to give mental anguish to. 3. to twist into a grotesque form. n. 4. physical or mental anguish. 5. the practice of torturing a person. 6. a cause of mental agony or worry.
