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torture [ˈtɔːtʃə] vb (tr) 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 1. physical or mental anguish 2. the practice of torturing a person 3. a cause of mental agony or worry [from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist] tortured adj torturedly adv torturer n torturesome , torturous adj torturing adj torturingly adv torturously adv Usage: The adjective torturous is sometimes confused with tortuous. One speaks of a torturous experience, i.e. one that involves pain or suffering, but of a tortuous road, i.e. one that winds or twists torture
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torture verb noun 1. ill-treatment, abuse, torment, persecution, martyrdom, maltreatment, harsh treatment alleged cases of torture and murder by security forces 2. agony, suffering, misery, anguish, hell, distress, torment, heartbreak Waiting for the result was torture. agony delight, pleasure, joy, well-being, happiness, enjoyment, amusement, bliss TortureInstruments of torture boot, brake, cat-o'-nine-tails, iron maiden, pilliwinks, Procrustean bed, rack, scourge, thumbscrew, wheel Translations torture [ˈtɔːrtʃər] torture n → Folter f; (fig) → Qual f; instrument of torture → Folterwerkzeug nt; it was sheer torture! (inf) → es war eine wahre Qual or Folter vt (lit) → foltern (fig: = distort) → verzerren; language → vergewaltigen; tortured language → verkrampfte Sprache; tortured steel → grotesk verbogener Stahl; her hair had been tortured into elaborate curls → ihr Haar war mühsam in kunstvolle Locken gedreht v torture [ˈtoːtʃə] to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy. martel يُعَذَّب измъчвам týrat, trápit torturere; plaget af foltern βασανίζω torturar piinama شکنجه کردن kiduttaa torturer לַעֲנוֹת अति कष्ट देना mučiti, podvrgnuti torturi kínoz menyiksa pynta torturare ごう問にかける 고문하다 kankinti mocīt; spīdzināt menyeksa martelen torturere, pine torturować torturar a tortura; a chinui пытать; мучить týrať, trápiť mučiti mučiti tortera, plåga, misshandla ทรมานให้เจ็บปวด eziyet etmek, işkence yapmak 拷問 катувати, піддавати тортурам ايذا دينا hành hạ 拷问 n 1 the act or practice of torturing The king would not permit torture. marteling تَعْذيب мъчение mučení tortur die Folter βασανιστήριο, βασανισμός tortura piinamine شکنجه kidutus torture עִינוּיִים उत्पीड़न mučenje, tortura kínvallatás penyiksaan pyntingar tortura ごう問 고문 kankinimas spīdzināšana penyeksaan het martelen tortur tortury tortura tortură пытка mučenie mučenje mučenje tortyr การทรมาน işkence, eziyet 拷問 катування, тортури ايذا رساني sự hành hạ 拷问 2 (something causing) great suffering the torture of waiting to be executed. marteling عَذاب мъчение muka pine; tortur die Tortur βάσανο, μαρτύριο tortura piin عذاب tuska torture עִינוּי संताप mučenje, patnja kín(lódás) siksaan e-ð sem orsakar kvöl tortura 苦痛 고통 kankynė, kančia mocības seksa marteling seigpining, lidelse, kval męczarnia tortura tortură муки muky muka mučenje kval, pina วิธีทรมาน azap, ıstırap 痛苦,折磨 мука, страждання تکليف، اذيت sự chịu đựng 痛苦,折磨 torture → تعذيب, يُعَذِب mučení, mučit tortur, torturere Folter, foltern βασανίζω, βασανιστήριο tortura, torturar kiduttaa, kidutus torture, torturer mučenje, mučiti tortura, torturare 拷問, 拷問にかける 고문, 고문하다 martelen, marteling tortur, torturere torturować, tortury tortura, torturar пытать, пытка tortera, tortyr การทรมาณ, ทรมาณ işkence, işkence etmek sự đau đớn ghê gớm, tra tấn 刑讯逼供, 折磨 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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