English dictionary

torture

/'t/O/r/tS//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

extreme mental distress

noun.feeling

Synonyms anguish torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
unbearable physical pain

noun.state

Synonyms torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

noun.feeling

Synonyms agony torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

noun.act

Synonyms distortion overrefinement straining twisting

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.act

Synonyms torturing

Source: WordNet 3.0
Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, <i>torture</i> of mind.

noun

Source: webster1913

torment emotionally or mentally

verb.emotion

Synonyms excruciate rack torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
subject to torture

verb.body

Synonyms excruciate torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

verb

Source: webster1913