Torture

['tɔːtʃə] or ['tɔrtʃɚ]

Definition

(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; 'it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession'.

(noun.) unbearable physical pain.

(verb.) subject to torture; 'The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible'.

Checked by Cecily--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

(n.) Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.

(n.) The act or process of torturing.

(v. t.) To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

(v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.

(v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

(v. t.) To keep on the stretch, as a bow.

Typed by Clarissa

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Anguish, agony, torment, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress.

v. a. Torment, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to extreme pain.

Editor: Lucia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Agony, anguish, racking, torment

ANT:Ecstasy, rapture, bliss

Edited by Antony

Definition

n. a putting to the rack or severe pain to extort a confession or as a punishment: extreme pain: anguish of body or mind.—v.t. to put to torture or to the rack: to put to extreme pain: to annoy: to vex.—n. Tor′turer.—adv. Tor′turingly in a torturing manner: so as to torment or punish.—adj. Tor′turous causing torture.

Editor: Stephen

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of being tortured, denotes that you will undergo disappointment and grief through the machination of false friends. If you are torturing others, you will fail to carry out well-laid plans for increasing your fortune. If you are trying to alleviate the torture of others, you will succeed after a struggle in business and love.

Checked by Cathy

Examples

Typist: Preston

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