tortura

Meaning

Noun

torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of torturar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of torturar:

torturar

to torture

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Concepts

torture

torment

hurt

newel

suffering

torturing

Synonyms

turment

suplici

martiri

mal

sofriment

Translations

torture

tortura

tortura

tortura

Folter

marteling

işkence

βασανιστήρια

supplizio

tormento

foltering

Marter

Pronounced as (IPA)

[turˈtu.ɾə]

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin tortūra, a noun ultimately on torqueō (“twist”).