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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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TORTURE definition: 1. the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or…. Learn more.
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for various reasons, including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations.
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, 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.
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.
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 /
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.
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.).
Torture is when somebody in an official capacity inflicts severe mental or physical pain or suffering on somebody else for a specific purpose. Sometimes authorities torture a person to extract a confession for a crime, or to get information from them. Sometimes torture is simply used as a punishment that spreads fear in society. Torture methods ...
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.
