The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.
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Torture
/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/
Synonyms for "torture" (266 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Strong matches (79)
disadvantagedismemberdismembermentdisservedistortdistressdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo wrongdo wrong bydoomdraw and quarterenvenomestrapadeexcruciateexcruciatingnessexcruciationfesterfret
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gallgalleysgantletgarblegauntletget into troubleget one wrongget wronggive painglossgnawgrategrillgrindgripeharasshard laborharmharrowheartbreakheartsicknesshellhell upon earthhexholocausthorrorhurtimpairimpaleimpalementimprisonmentincarcerationinfectinflameinflict paininjureiron heelirritatejailingjinxkeelhaulkeelhaulingkillkill by incheslaceratelacerationlancinatelancinationmaceratemaimmaltreat
Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (133)
manglemartyrmartyrdommartyrizationmartyrizemenacemisapplymisapprehendmiscitemisconceivemisconstruemisdeemmisdirectmisexplainmisexplicatemisexpoundmisinterpretmisjudgemisquotemisread
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misrendermisrepresentmisshapemistakemistranslatemistreatmisunderstandmisusemolestmutilatenightmarenipoppressoppressionoutragepainpassionpenal servitudepersecutepersecutionpervertpicketpicketingpicnicpiercepinchplagueplay havoc withplay hob withpoisonpolluteprejudiceprickprocrustean bedprolong the agonypunishpunishmentpurgatoryput to torturerackrailridingranklerasprideriprock pilerubsavagescarifyscarpinesscathescrewslantslaughtersmitesqueezestabstingstrainstrain the sensestrappadostrikesufferingtainttantalizetar and feathertar-and-featheringthe gantletthornthreatenthumbscrewtormenttormentingnesstorturousnesstrytweaktwisttwist the wordsvarnishviolatewarpwheelwindworrywoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrenchwringwrong
Noun(18 words)
Verb(5 words)
Related word relations
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More general
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
15 entriesagonizing delayelectric shock tortureelectrocutionemotional tortureisolationmental anguishonerous schedulepsychological pressurepsychological torturerack torturesleep deprivationsolitary confinementstress positionsstressful ordealwaterboarding
Collocations
8 entriesacts of torturephysical torturepsychological torturetorture chambertorture methodstorture techniquestorture victimswaterboarding
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- չարչարանք noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Czech
1 entries- muka noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
German
1 entries- Tortur noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Hungarian
1 entries- kínszenvedés noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Macedonian
4 entries- ма́ка noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- ма́чење noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- стра́дање noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- страда́ние noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Norwegian
1 entries- tortur noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Russian
3 entries- му́ка noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- муче́ние noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- страда́ние noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Spanish
1 entries- suplicio noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Turkish
2 entries- eziyet noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
- işkence noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.
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The prisoner died under torture.
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His lecture on chemistry was nothing but torture.
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Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.