Tortured Definition & Meaning

tortured
adjective
  1. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"

"Tortured" in song lyrics

See how tortured is used in real songs:

  • "Live on YouTube, camera recorder, yeah, rappers getting tortured"
    9th Prince — Just in Case
  • "Inside the tortoise shell, tortured"
    Aesop Rock — Float
  • "Saint T got my tweeked out, but they got tortured"
    B.G. — Uptown My Home

Usage tips for "tortured"

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