Torture

//ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ//

Synonyms for "torture" (264 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(3 words)
tormentanguishagony

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Related terms

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14 entries

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has context

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manner of

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Translations

249 translations across 103 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • marteling noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Albanian

3 entries
  • mundim noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturë noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • mundoj verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ሥቃይ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • βάσανος noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • βασανίζω verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Arabic

3 entries
  • تَعْذِيب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • عَذَاب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • عَذَّبَ verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Armenian

4 entries
  • խոշտանգում noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • կտտանք noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • չարչարանք noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • խոշտանգել verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Asturian

2 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • işgəncə noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • əzab noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • işgəncə vermək verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Basque

2 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturatu verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • катава́нне noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • тарту́ра noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • тарту́ры noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • катава́ць verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Bengali

1 entries
  • যন্ত্রণা noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изтеза́ние noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • мъче́ние noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • измъ́ча verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • измъ́чвам verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ညှဉ်းပမ်း noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ညှဉ်း verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Catalan

2 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Cebuano

2 entries
  • kasakit noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • pasakitan verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Cherokee

2 entries
  • ᎠᏓᎩᎵᏲᏍᏙᏗ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ᎠᏓᎩᎷᏗ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 折磨 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 拷問 /拷问 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 煎熬 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 酷刑 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • мѫчити verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Czech

3 entries
  • muka noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • mučení noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • mučit verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Danish

3 entries
  • tortur noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortere verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • torturere verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Dutch

4 entries
  • foltering noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • marteling noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • pijniging noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • folteren verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • torturo noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturi verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Estonian

2 entries
  • piinamine noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • piinama verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Faroese

1 entries
  • píning noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Fijian

1 entries
  • veivakararawataki noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kidutus noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • kiduttaa verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

French

2 entries
  • torture noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturer verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Galician

2 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Georgian

1 entries
  • წამება noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

German

3 entries
  • Folter noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • Tortur noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • foltern verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Greek

2 entries
  • βασανιστήρια noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • βασανίζω verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ત્રાસ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Hausa

1 entries
  • azabtarwa noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • hoʻomāinoino' noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • עינויים noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • עִנָּה verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Hindi

3 entries
  • यंत्रणा noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • यातना noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • संतापन noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • kínszenvedés noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • kínzás noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • kínoz verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • pynting noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Ido

2 entries
  • tormento noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tormentar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Ingrian

3 entries
  • mookka noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • kiusata verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • mookata verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Irish

1 entries
  • pianadh noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Italian

1 entries
  • torturare verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 拷問 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 拷問する verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • азап noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • азаптау noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • қинау noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ទារុណកម្ម noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Korean

2 entries
  • 고문 noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 고문하다 verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • азап noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • кыйноо noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Lao

4 entries
  • ການທໍຣະມານ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ການທໍລະມານ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ທາຣຸນກັມ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ທາລຸນກັມ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • komuot verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Latin

4 entries
  • cruciāmen noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • cruciātus noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • cruciō verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • mācerō verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Latvian

2 entries
  • spīdzināšana noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • mocīt verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • kankinimas noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • kamuoti verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • ма́ка noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • ма́чење noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • 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)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • fampijaliana noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Middle English

2 entries
  • pyne noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • pynen verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • тамлалт noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • эрүү noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • тамлах verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Norman

2 entries
  • tortuthe noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortuther verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • îşkence noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • şkence noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • tortur noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • torturere verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • tortur noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • tortur noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Occitan

1 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • мучити verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Old English

4 entries
  • clæmnes noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • pinung noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tintreg noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • witnung noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • kvelja verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • pína verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اشكنجه noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Pashto

3 entries
  • تعذيب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • شکنجه noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • عذاب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Persian

4 entries
  • تعذیب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • شکنجه noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • عذاب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • شکنجه دادن verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Kjwal noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Polish

4 entries
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortury noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • katować verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • męczyć verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • suplício noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tormento noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਤਸ਼ੱਦਦ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Romanian

4 entries
  • chin noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortură noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • chinui verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
  • tortura verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Russian

4 entries
  • истяза́ние noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • му́ка noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • муче́ние noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • муче́ние noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)

Samoan

1 entries
  • faʻatāugā noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • लुम्बति verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cràdh noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mučenje noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortúra noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • мучење noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • торту́ра noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Shona

1 entries
  • kurwadziswa noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • වධ noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Slovak

2 entries
  • mučenie noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • mučiť verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Slovene

2 entries
  • mučenje noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • mučiti verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Sotho

1 entries
  • tlhokofatso noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Spanish

3 entries
  • suplicio noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • tortura noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • torturar verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Swedish

2 entries
  • tortyr noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tortera verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Tahitian

1 entries
  • anei noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Tajik

2 entries
  • азоб noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • шиканҷа noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Telugu

1 entries
  • చిత్రహింస noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Thai

3 entries
  • การทรมาน noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ทารุณกรรม noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • ทรมาน verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Tongan

1 entries
  • fakamamahi'i noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Turkish

4 entries
  • eziyet noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • eziyet noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)
  • işkence noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • işkence noun ("suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships)

Turkmen

3 entries
  • azap noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • basmarlamak noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • güzap noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • катува́ння noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • торту́ра noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • торту́ри noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • катува́ти verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ئازاب noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • قىيناش noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • azob noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • iskanja noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • qiynoq noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • nhục hình noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • sự tra tấn noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • tra tấn verb (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)

Volapük

1 entries
  • tom noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Welsh

2 entries
  • artaith noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
  • arteithiau noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • marteling noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Xhosa

1 entries
  • sentuthumbo noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Yakut

1 entries
  • эрэй noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • פּײַניקונג noun (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.

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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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