Folter

Concepts

torture

torment

rack

pain

third degree

martyrdom

jail

Synonyms

Marter

Tortur

Qual

Pein

Peinigung

Misshandlung

Folterung

Kummer

Quälerei

Strafe

Höllenpein

Höllenqual

Leiden

Drangsal

peinliche Befragung

Drehbank

Gefahr

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Kerker

Schafott

Schmerz

Schraubstock

Spindel

Winde

Gefährdung

Translations

tortura

torture

tortura

tortura

işkence

foltering

marteling

tormento

tortura

tormento

βασανιστήρια

tormento

suplicio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔltɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin poledrus (“a sharp-edged frame on which the suspect's feet were weighed down”), from Ancient Greek πῶλος (pôlos, “foal”).