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- [tawr-cher]
- /ˈtɔr tʃər/
- /ˈtɔː.tʃər/
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- [tawr-cher]
- /ˈtɔr tʃər/
Definitions of torture word
- noun torture the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. 1
- noun torture a method of inflicting such pain. 1
- noun torture Often, tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone. 1
- noun torture extreme anguish of body or mind; agony. 1
- noun torture a cause of severe pain or anguish. 1
- verb with object torture to subject to torture. 1
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Origin of torture
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40, torture is from the Late Latin word tortūra a twisting, torment, torture. See tort, -ure
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Parts of speech for Torture
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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torture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for torture
noun torture
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bad time — inopportune moment
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
verb torture
- afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- bite one's nails — to chew off the ends of one's fingernails
Antonyms for torture
noun torture
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- coziness — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- cosiness — (chiefly, British) The state or quality of being cosy.
- wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
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