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tortured

adjective
 
 
/ˈtɔː.tʃəd/ US  /ˈtɔːr.tʃɚd/

Definition

involving suffering and difficulty: the country's tortured past the tortured history of race relationsComplicated and difficult to doDifficult to understand
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