Torture Definition
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
See how torture is used in real songs:
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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
Usage tips for "torture"
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