Torturing (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Hyponyms
- Strappado
- Kia Quen
- Bastinado
- Kittee
- Rack
- Genital Torture
- Burning
- Electric Shock
- Boot
- Dismemberment
- Crucifixion
- Prolonged Interrogation
- Judicial Torture
- Nail Pulling
- Picket
- Sensory Deprivation
- Sleep Deprivation