torturar

Betekenis (Engels)

1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
2. (figuratively) to cause angst

Sinonieme

atormentar

supliciar

mortificar

tortuar

Vertalings

martelen

quälen

torment

tourmenter

torturer

peinigen

torturar

torturar

foltern

torture

torturare

folteren

βασανίζω

excruciate

kwellen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/toʁ.tuˈɾa(ʁ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

From tortura (“torture”) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).