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- Dictionarytorture/ˈtɔːtʃə/
noun
- 1. the action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something: "the torture of political prisoners" Similar
verb
- 1. inflict severe pain or suffering on: "most of the victims had been brutally tortured" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of TORTURE is the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure. How to use torture in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Torture.
TORTURE definition: 1. the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or…. Learn more.
noun. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. a method of inflicting such pain. Often tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone. extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment. Some definitions restrict torture to acts carried out by the state, while others include non-state organizations.
torture, the infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering for a purpose, such as extracting information, coercing a confession, or inflicting punishment. It is normally committed by a public official or other person exercising comparable power and authority.
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. synonyms: torturing. see more. noun. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain. synonyms: agony, torment. see more.
If someone is made to experience torture, another person deliberately causes them great pain, in order to punish them or make them reveal information. ...alleged cases of torture and murder. American English : torture / ˈtɔrtʃər /
to force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips! to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms. to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).
noun. /ˈtɔːtʃə (r)/. /ˈtɔːrtʃər/. [uncountable, countable] the act of causing somebody severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do something. Many of the refugees have suffered torture. the use of torture. terrible instruments of torture.
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. 4. physical or mental anguish. 5. the practice of torturing a person. 6. a cause of mental agony or worry.
