işkence

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. torture, the infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment
  2. (figuratively) torture, torment, anguish, excruciation, ordeal, severe pain or suffering, of mind or body
  3. clamp, vise, a clasp for strenghtening or holding things together, especially an F clamp

Έννοιες

βασανιστήρια

πόνος

βασανιστήριο

δίωξη

διωγμός

καταδίωξη

Συχνότητα

B2
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
[iʃkəndʒɛ]
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اشكنجه (işkence, “torture”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (şikence, “press”), [script needed] (işkenci, “pain, trouble”), from Persian شکنجه (šekanje, “torment; torture”), اشکنجه (eškanje). Cognate of Azerbaijani işgəncə.

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