Torture (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned".
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 3
Unbearable physical pain.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
Extreme mental distress.
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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- Her parents' divorce was a torture to her as a child, causing her immense emotional pain.
- The news of her loved one's death was a torture that she struggled to cope with for years.
- The victim described the hours of captivity as a torture, both physically and mentally.
- Watching her best friend move away was a torture for her, leaving her feeling lonely and isolated.
- The loss of her child was a torture that she would have to live with for the rest of her life.
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Meaning 5
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.