işkence

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

torture

supplice

tourment

gêne

question

❓

persécution

torturez

torturons

affres de la mort

torturent

angoisse de la mort

calvaire

douleur

Synonymes

azap

eziyet

ıstırap

zulüm

efkâr

elem

çile

gam

hüzün

ceza

kaygı

pens

zorluk

cebir

Traductions

torture

Folter

tortura

tortura

torment

tortura

Marter

tormento

tortura

foltering

Qual

Tortur

tormento

supplizio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[iʃkəndʒɛ]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: اشكنجه

Appartenant à azerbaïdjanais: işgəncə

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.