torture

Meaning

Noun

torture

Verb

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

Concepts

torture

torment

agony

excruciate

rack

tormented

tortured

torturing

pain

straining

third degree

awkwardness

overrefinement

clumsiness

distortion

anguish

excruciation

martyrdom

twisting

Synonyms

torturer

tourmenter

tourment

supplice

tourmenté

châtiment

maladresse

passage à tabac

agonie

bôreataedje

chevalet

distorsion

injustice

question

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Translations

tortura

tortura

Folter

tortura

işkence

tortura

tormento

foltering

marteling

tormento

Qual

Marter

tormento

martírio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔʁ.tyʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tortus

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin tortūra, from Latin tortus, from torqueō.