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Word:
torture
IPA transcription: [t'ɔɹtʃɚ]
Pronunciations of torture
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
anguish, torment, torture
Meaning:
extreme mental distress
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
torment, torture, excruciate, rack
Meaning:
torment emotionally or mentally
Synonyms:
torture, excruciate, torment
Meaning:
subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
Usage examples
Hypnotic Torture
This idea was torture to him.
He also offered himself to the torture.
The torture in the spiked barrel is over.
A yoke is not an instrument of torture; it is
"All right," said Roscoe, drooping under the torture.
And if you were to torture her, she wouldn't do wrong.
I have answered you; you may torture me, but I will never consent."
No, I could not sleep, for I was suffering mental as well as bodily torture.
"I do refuse it," I replied; "and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me.
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Execution by elephant
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Cock and ball torture
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