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单词 torture
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torturenoun

uk/ˈtɔː.tʃər/us/ˈtɔːr.tʃɚ/

C2 [ U ] the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or to give information, or to be cruel to a person or animal:

Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation.
He revealed the secret under torture.

C1 [ C or U ] informal a very unpleasant experience:

The rush-hour traffic was sheer torture as usual.

More examples

  • Even under torture, he refused to deny his faith.
  • They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
  • Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.
  • She was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogations.
  • The torture failed to break the prisoner's spirit.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Treating people or animals badly

  • a raw deal idiom
  • at the hands of sb idiom
  • batten
  • batten on sb
  • be heavy on sb idiom
  • bleed
  • grind
  • jerk
  • jerk sb around
  • knife
  • knock
  • knock sb around
  • put sb through sth
  • sexual harassment
  • shit on sb
  • shortchange
  • shove
  • shove sb around
  • torment
  • walk all over sb idiom

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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

tortureverb [ T ]

uk/ˈtɔː.tʃər/us/ˈtɔːr.tʃɚ/

C2 to cause great physical or mental pain to someone intentionally:

It is claimed that the officers tortured a man to death in a city police station.

to cause mental pain:

He tortured himself for years with the thought that he could have stopped the boy from running into the road.

More examples

  • He was tortured in prison.
  • They were tortured until they revealed where the weapons were hidden.
  • If they catch him, they will torture him.
  • As a child, he liked to torture insects.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Treating people or animals badly

  • a raw deal idiom
  • at the hands of sb idiom
  • batten
  • batten on sb
  • be heavy on sb idiom
  • bleed
  • grind
  • jerk
  • jerk sb around
  • knife
  • knock
  • knock sb around
  • put sb through sth
  • sexual harassment
  • shit on sb
  • shortchange
  • shove
  • shove sb around
  • torment
  • walk all over sb idiom

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Making people sad, shocked and upset
torturer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈtɔː.tʃər.ər/us/ˈtɔːr..tʃər.ɚ/
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