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UK
/tˈɔːtʃɐ/
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[ US /ˈtɔɹtʃɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔɹtʃɝ/ ]
NOUN
- unbearable physical pain
- extreme mental distress
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
the torments of the damned
an agony of doubt -
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
it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
VERB
- torment emotionally or mentally
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subject to torture
The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
How To Use torture In A Sentence
- Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche
- U.S. network CNN for what it called biased reports on political unrest and on the alleged assault and torture earlier this month of opposition leaders, including Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main ANC Daily News Briefing
- They described ‘torture techniques’ and claimed that detainees had been forced into painful positions for 18 to 24 hours at a time or left to foul themselves.
- The disgusting partiality shown in the accusations was disrelished, as was the resort that had been had to torture. History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6)
- This paradox arises either through the blocking of memory, or under oppressive regimes through torture and fear of the consequences of testifying.
- synners tag takin' cheap shots at p. diddy talk like a pirate tea from an empty cup technological torture technology technology apocalypse--long time coming teh cheezburgr strikes again! And Then THREE Got By Me--
- The discipline of the guards is not very good. Sentry duty wearies them, for they must also serve as torturers, interrogators and perform the duties of kidnappers.
- _Torment_ comes from _tormentum_, a machine (engine) for throwing stones to inflict _torture_. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
- The use of torture to elicit information is not beyond the realm of possibility.
- The darkest side of our adventurism is our global network of military prisons (authorized by the Secretary of Defense and Pentagon) where physical and mental torture are practiced even though it's known no useful information comes from it. A Review of Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis - The Last Days of the American Republic
