Torture Definition & Meaning
torture
- noun
- extreme mental distress
- unbearable physical pain
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- 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; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
- verb
- torment emotionally or mentally
- subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
"Torture" in song lyrics
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"Like you leaving me was some type of torture"
Amil f/ Beyonce' (Destiny's Child) — I Got That -
"love my torture"
Anti-Pop Consortium — Angular -
"I put men that would end hip hop in my shop and I torture"
Blackalicious — Lyric Fathom
Words that rhyme with torture
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does torture mean?
- extreme mental distress unbearable physical pain intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 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
- What part of speech is torture?
- Torture is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does torture have?
- Torture has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).