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torturing
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torture
v.
inflict excruciating pain, torment, agonize
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Torture
Torture (from the Latin tortus, “twisted") is the act of deliberately inflicting physical or psychological pain on an organism in order to fulfil some desire of the torturer or compel some action from the victim. Torture, by definition, is a knowing and intentional act; deeds which unknowingly or negligently inflict pain without a specific intent to do so are not typically considered torture (though many of the consequences may be the same).
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torturing
Noun
1. the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
(synonym) torture
(hypernym) persecution
(hyponym) strappado
(derivation) torture, excruciate, torment
Adjective
1. extremely painful
(synonym) agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturous, torturesome
(similar) painful
torture
Noun
1. extreme mental distress
(synonym) anguish, torment
(hypernym) distress, hurt, suffering
(derivation) torment, excruciate, rack
2. unbearable physical pain
(synonym) torment
(hypernym) pain, hurting
(derivation) excruciate, torment
3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
(synonym) agony, torment
(hypernym) suffering, hurt
(derivation) torment, excruciate, rack
4. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
(synonym) distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
5. the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
(synonym) torturing
(hypernym) persecution
(hyponym) strappado
(derivation) excruciate, torment
Verb
1. torment emotionally or mentally
(synonym) torment, excruciate, rack
(hypernym) pain, anguish, hurt
(derivation) agony, torment
2. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
(synonym) excruciate, torment
(hypernym) injure, wound
(hyponym) rack
(derivation) torturing
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torture
v.
mučit; trýznit
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torture
Czas.
torturować; dręczyć
