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torture
verb(tor-ture)
subject to torture
Synonyms: excruciate, torment,
torture
noun(tor-ture)
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Synonyms: torturing,
torture
noun(tor-ture)
extreme mental distress
Synonyms: anguish, torment,
torture
verb(tor-ture)
torment emotionally or mentally
Synonyms: excruciate, rack, torment,
torture
noun(tor-ture)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
torture
noun(tor-ture)
unbearable physical pain
Synonyms: torment,
torture
noun(tor-ture)
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
Synonyms: agony, torment,

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