Torture

/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/

Synonyms for "torture" (266 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Strong matches (79)

Related words (133)

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More general

19 entries

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

15 entries
agonizing delayelectric shock tortureelectrocutionemotional tortureisolationmental anguishonerous schedulepsychological pressurepsychological torturerack torturesleep deprivationsolitary confinementstress positionsstressful ordealwaterboarding

Collocations

8 entries
acts of torturephysical torturepsychological torturetorture chambertorture methodstorture techniquestorture victimswaterboarding

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

15 translations across 9 languages.

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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.

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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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