Torturing

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  • n. An act of torture
  • v. Present participle of torture.
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  • n. the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
  • adj. extremely painful
    • Antonym
    pleasure   
    Verb Form
    tortured    tortures    torturing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hurt    suffering    pain    anguish    hurting   
    Cross Reference
    grieve    pervert    to put to the torture   
    Form
    torturer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pang    agony    torment    distort    pain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    scorcher   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    torment    misery    cruelty    suffer    oppression   
     
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