Torment, torture.
| 单词 | θ172975 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] (62) tintreghc893 Torment, torture. tormentc1290 An instrument of torture, as the rack, wheel, or strappado (rare or doubtful); hence, the infliction of torture by such an instrument as a form of… tormentry1375 The infliction or suffering of torture or torment, as by executioners or fiends. Obsolete. tormentisec1405 Torment, torture. extort1541 The action of extort, v.; extortion, torture. torture1551 The infliction of severe bodily pain, as punishment or a means of persuasion; spec. judicial torture, inflicted by a judicial or quasi-judicial… discruciament1593 Torment, torture. Cf. discruciation, n. discruciation1597 Torture, torment, anguish; an instance of this. supplice1646 Punishment, esp. physical punishment exacted in retribution for a crime. Also more generally: torture, torment, suffering. carnifice1657 Butchery, murder, torture. Subcategories:— judicial (3) — infliction of (4) — roasting (2) — water-cure (drinking) (2) — water-torture (drip on head) (2) — by the rack (3) — on the wheel (2) — by strappado (2) — pressing with heavy weights (1) — with the boot (1) — with thumb-screws (1) — pinching (1) — impaling or picketing (6) — scalping (1) — tearing flesh with cat's claws (2) — tearing flesh with wool-card (1) — by deprivation (1) — blinding (2) — torturer (12) — one who is tortured (3) |
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