单词	torturous
释义	torturous adjective tor·​tur·​ous ˈtȯrch-rəs  ˈtȯr-chə- 1 a : very unpleasant or painful a torturous day torturous self-doubts b : causing torture torturous inquisitions 2 : painfully difficult or slow the torturous course of the negotiations torturously adverb Synonyms afflicting agonizing bitter cruel excruciating galling grievous harrowing harsh heartrending hurtful painful tormenting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system the post-infection treatment for rabies was as notoriously torturous as the disease itself Recent Examples on the Web Tegan and Sara navigate the torturous terrain that is adolescence in the latest trailer for High School, the upcoming series based on their 2019 memoir of the same name. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Despite being a newbie at the using-an-interior-designer situation, Gesser (with Fennoy’s guidance, of course) really did know what suited herself and her family, so choices were not torturous except for the wallpaper in the foyer. Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor, 30 June 2022 Ducking, in comparison, didn’t aim to punish the subject in the most torturous manner possible, but rather to humiliate them in front of their peers—a punishment that theoretically befitted the lesser crime. Katie Dancey-downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Senators, their staffers and reporters alike are gearing up for a grueling and torturous slog as the vote-a-rama is expected to go through the night and into Sunday. Kenneth Tran, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022 The track addresses the exquisitely torturous feeling of lust, encapsulating the frenetic and yearning emotions of uncontrollable desire. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 Friday had it all, including an inexplicable inside-the-park grand slam that sent the night onto a torturous path. Steve Hewitt, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2022 Frost, mostly known in the U.S. as the host of an afternoon talk show, ended up drawing out rare candor from Nixon and the film captures the pressures of big-ticket TV journalism and the torturous soul of the ex-President. Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 29 June 2022 This particular regulatory path has been a torturous one for the two vaccine makers. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 2 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b torturous adjective 1 as in painful hard to accept or bear especially emotionally relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance painful cruel harsh agonizing excruciating horrible harrowing terrible awful unbearable hurtful bitter tormenting severe unacceptable grievous dreadful miserable intolerable bad appalling intense afflicting unendurable ghastly galling vile heartrending extreme wretched insufferable dire acute nasty insupportable unsupportable rotten piercing Antonyms & Near Antonyms sweet gratifying bearable tolerable pleasing endurable sustainable acceptable survivable reasonable supportable allowable livable sufferable liveable See More 2 as in agonizing intensely or unbearably painful the post-infection treatment for rabies was as notoriously torturous as the disease itself Synonyms & Similar Words agonizing intense excruciating wrenching raging torturing harrowing violent extreme tormenting acute exquisite fierce biting stabbing racking piercing shooting vehement tearing cutting penetrating tingling sharp stinging smarting
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