torture
noun /ˈtɔː.tʃər/
/ˈtɔːr.tʃɚ/ Definition
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.Treating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive C1 [C or U] informal a very unpleasant experience: The rush-hour traffic was sheer torture as usual.Difficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of torture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten on sb phrasal verb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- be put upon phrasal verb
- grind the faces of the poor idiom
- harassment noun
- have your knife into sb idiom
- hell noun
- hit sb where it hurts idiom
- objectification noun
- persecute verb
- persecution noun
- persecutor noun
- pick on sb phrasal verb
- trample verb (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
- treat sb like dirt idiom
- trespass on/upon sth phrasal verb
- tyrannical adjective
- tyrannize verb
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