torturing
Use Torturing in a sentence
tʃər noun
1.
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
2.
a method of inflicting such pain.
3.
Often, tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone.
4.
extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
5.
a cause of severe pain or anguish.
verb (used with object)
6.
to subject to torture.
7.
to afflict with severe pain of body or mind: My back is torturing me.
8.
to force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips!
9.
to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms.
10.
to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).
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Related forms
tor·tur·a·ble, adjective
tor·tured·ly, adverb
tor·tur·er, noun
tor·ture·some, adjective
tor·tur·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·tor·ture, verb (used with object), o·ver·tor·tured, o·ver·tor·tur·ing.
pre·tor·ture, noun, verb (used with object), pre·tor·tured, pre·tor·tur·ing.
self-tor·ture, noun
self-tor·tured, adjective
self-tor·tur·ing, adjective
un·tor·tured, adjective
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torture (ˈtɔːtʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist] | |
| usage The adjective torturous is sometimes confused with tortuous. One speaks of a torturous experience, i.e. one that involves pain or suffering, but of a tortuous road, i.e. one that winds or twists | |
| 'tortured | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'torturer | |
| —n | |
| 'torturesome | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturous | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturing | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'torturously | |
| —adv | |
| torture (ˈtɔːtʃə) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Late Latin tortūra a twisting, from torquēre to twist] | |
| usage The adjective torturous is sometimes confused with tortuous. One speaks of a torturous experience, i.e. one that involves pain or suffering, but of a tortuous road, i.e. one that winds or twists | |
| 'tortured | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'torturer | |
| —n | |
| 'torturesome | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturous | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturing | |
| —adj | |
| 'torturingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'torturously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
torture
c.1495 (implied in torturous), from M.Fr. torture "infliction of great pain, great pain, agony," from L.L. torture "a twisting, writhing, torture, torment," from stem of L. torquere "to twist, turn, wind, wring, distort" (see thwart). The verb is 1588, from the noun. Tortuous
"full of twists" is recorded from 1426.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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