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单词 torturous
释义

torturous

adjective

tor·​tur·​ous ˈtȯrch-rəs How to pronounce torturous (audio)
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
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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

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  • 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
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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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