torture (Meaning)
torture (n)
extreme mental distress
unbearable physical pain
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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
torture (v)
torment emotionally or mentally
subject to torture
torture (n.)
Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.
Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.
The act or process of torturing.
torture (v. t.)
To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.
To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
To keep on the stretch, as a bow.
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torture Sentence Examples
- The prisoners endured unspeakable torture at the hands of their captors.
- The interrogators subjected the suspect to hours of brutal torture.
- The government's use of torture was widely condemned by human rights organizations.
- The scars of torture remained etched into the victim's body and mind.
- The accusations of torture cast a dark shadow over the regime's legitimacy.
- The torture was so severe that it drove the victim to the brink of insanity.
- The allegations of torture sparked widespread protests and demands for accountability.
- The International Criminal Court investigated numerous cases of torture committed by war criminals.
- The memory of past torture haunted the survivors, leaving them with lasting trauma.
- The torture methods used in the interrogation violated basic human rights and ethics.
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The prisoners endured unspeakable torture at the hands of their captors.
The interrogators subjected the suspect to hours of brutal torture.
The government's use of torture was widely condemned by human rights organizations.
The scars of torture remained etched into the victim's body and mind.
