tortura

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)
2. (feminine, figuratively) a difficult situation

Verb

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

torturar

1. to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
2. (figuratively) to cause angst

Read more

Concepts

torture

torment

pain

heartbreak

hurt

martyrdom

agony

ordeal

suffering

torturing

murder

anguish

crucifixion

Synonyms

tormento

martírio

dor

agonia

suplício

mortificação

Tortura

Translations

torture

tortura

Folter

tortura

tortura

işkence

foltering

tormento

marteling

Qual

tormento

tourment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toʁˈtu.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tortus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from Latin tortus, from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).