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Detailed Synonyms for torture in English

torture:

to torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)

  1. to torture
    to torture; to molest; to assault; to beat up; to batter
    • torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • molest verbe (molests, molested, molesting)
    • assault verbe (assaults, assaulted, assaulting)
    • beat up verbe (beats up, beated up, beating up)
    • batter verbe (batters, battered, battering)
  2. to torture
    to torture; to torment; to hurt; to aggrieve; to offend
    • torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • torment verbe (torments, tormented, tormenting)
    • hurt verbe (hurts, hurt, hurting)
    • aggrieve verbe (aggrieves, aggrieved, aggrieving)
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
  3. to torture
    – subject to torture 1
    to torture; to torment; excruciate
    – subject to torture 1
    • torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • torment verbe (torments, tormented, tormenting)
      • The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible1
    • excruciate verbe
  4. to torture
    – torment emotionally or mentally 1
    to rack; to torture; to torment; excruciate
    – torment emotionally or mentally 1
    • rack verbe (racks, racked, racking)
    • torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • torment verbe (torments, tormented, tormenting)
    • excruciate verbe

Conjugations for torture:

present
  1. torture
  2. torture
  3. tortures
  4. torture
  5. torture
  6. torture
simple past
  1. tortured
  2. tortured
  3. tortured
  4. tortured
  5. tortured
  6. tortured
present perfect
  1. have tortured
  2. have tortured
  3. has tortured
  4. have tortured
  5. have tortured
  6. have tortured
past continuous
  1. was torturing
  2. were torturing
  3. was torturing
  4. were torturing
  5. were torturing
  6. were torturing
future
  1. shall torture
  2. will torture
  3. will torture
  4. shall torture
  5. will torture
  6. will torture
continuous present
  1. am torturing
  2. are torturing
  3. is torturing
  4. are torturing
  5. are torturing
  6. are torturing
subjunctive
  1. be tortured
  2. be tortured
  3. be tortured
  4. be tortured
  5. be tortured
  6. be tortured
diverse
  1. torture!
  2. let's torture!
  3. tortured
  4. torturing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

torture [the ~] nom

  1. the torture
    the torture
  2. the torture
    the agony; the torture; the torment; the pain
  3. the torture
    – 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 1
    the torture; the torturing
    – 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 1
    • torture [the ~] nom
      • it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession1
    • torturing [the ~] nom
      • it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession1
  4. the torture
    – the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 1
    the distortion; the torture; the straining; the twisting; the overrefinement
    – the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 1
  5. the torture
    – intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain 1
    the agony; the torture; the torment
    – intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain 1
    • agony [the ~] nom
      • an agony of doubt1
    • torture [the ~] nom
    • torment [the ~] nom
      • the torments of the damned1
  6. the torture
    – extreme mental distress 1
    the torture; the anguish; the torment
    – extreme mental distress 1
  7. the torture
    – unbearable physical pain 1
    the torture; the torment
    – unbearable physical pain 1

torture

  1. torture

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Related Definitions for "torture":

  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 reason1
    • it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession1
  2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean1
  3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain1
  4. extreme mental distress1
  5. unbearable physical pain1
  6. subject to torture1
  7. torment emotionally or mentally1

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