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  1. Definitions of tortured. adjective. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain. “a tortured witness to another's humiliation”. synonyms: anguished, tormented. sorrowful. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss. Pronunciation. US.

  2. Apr 22, 2024 · Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of war. No national emergency, however dire, ever justifies its use. No one...

  3. Torture definition: the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.. See examples of TORTURE used in a sentence.

  4. tortured. adjective. uk / ˈtɔː.tʃəd / us / ˈtɔːr.tʃɚd /. Add to word list Add to word list. involving suffering and difficulty: the country's tortured past. the tortured history of race relations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do.

  5. /ˈtɔːtʃəd/ /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/ [only before noun] suffering severely; involving a lot of pain and difficulty. a tortured mind. She fell into a tortured sleep. Topics Difficulty and failure c2, Feelings c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  6. 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. synonyms: torturing. see more. noun. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain. synonyms: agony, torment. see more.

  7. : the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something. the torture of prisoners. a torture chamber/device. 2. : something that causes mental or physical suffering : a very painful or unpleasant experience. Waiting is just torture for me. Listening to him can be torture.

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