overtorturedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈtɔːtʃəd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈtɔrtʃərd/

Forms: see over- prefix and tortured adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, tortured adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + tortured adj. With later use compare overtorture v.

Excessively tortured. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective] > inhabiting > (that may be) tortured

overtortureda1593

macerablea1631

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective] > excessively

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a1593 C. Marlowe Faustus 133/2 This ever-burning chair Is for o'er-tortur'd souls to rest them in.

1848 H. F. Read Erminia iii. ii. 160 By misery's rude shock, dark visions rose In my o'ertortured brain!

1896 W. Black Briseis xx To gain some quiet for his overtortured spirit.

1931 Science 16 Oct. 378/1 They may, in fact, resent the torturing with injections of an already overtortured patient.

1999 Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 25 Sept. Ngong is now opening its doors tomorrow to offer solace and an immediate panacea for over-tortured souls.

2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 9 May The only thing that is capable of awakening you from emotional slumber is that which is referred to by the overused, over-tortured word ‘love’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overtortured
释义	overtorturedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtɔːtʃəd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtɔrtʃərd/ Forms: see over- prefix and tortured adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, tortured adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + tortured adj. With later use compare overtorture v. Excessively tortured. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [adjective] > inhabiting > (that may be) tortured overtortureda1593 macerablea1631 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective] > excessively overtortureda1593 a1593 C. Marlowe Faustus 133/2 This ever-burning chair Is for o'er-tortur'd souls to rest them in. 1848 H. F. Read Erminia iii. ii. 160 By misery's rude shock, dark visions rose In my o'ertortured brain! 1896 W. Black Briseis xx To gain some quiet for his overtortured spirit. 1931 Science 16 Oct. 378/1 They may, in fact, resent the torturing with injections of an already overtortured patient. 1999 Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 25 Sept. Ngong is now opening its doors tomorrow to offer solace and an immediate panacea for over-tortured souls. 2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 9 May The only thing that is capable of awakening you from emotional slumber is that which is referred to by the overused, over-tortured word ‘love’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1593
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