Torturing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of torture countable, uncountable

    "... sae little about the elect that are tried wi' hornings, chasings, catchings, imprisonments, torturings, banishments, headings, hangings, dismemberings, and quarterings quick..."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of torture form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely painful wordnet

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abuse of termsagonisingagonizingagonizingcatachresiscontorting

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"After torturing a fortune-teller by tickling him to death for several hours, Christopher Columbus placed the noob toy in a treasure chest with the inscription: "To the great pirate of the future Al-Sayib: Noobs always deserve it.""

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