Tortured

//ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚd//

Synonyms for "tortured" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

affected afflicted agonized agonizing anguished biased clawed convulsed cooked

Adjective(2 words)

agonised bereaved

Adjective(1 words)

anguished

Strong matches (17)

crucified devoured by distressed doctored garbled harrowed hurt hurting imbued imbued with impressed impressed with in distress in pain lacerated lancinated

Adjective(1 words)

distraught

Related words (29)

martyred martyrized misquoted misrepresented moved obsessed obsessed by on the rack pained penetrated with perverted racked ripped savaged seized with slanted strained stricken suffering tormented

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torn touched twisted under the harrow woeful wounded wracked wrung

Adjective(1 words)

tormented

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5 relation types

Synonyms

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anguished

derived

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tortured phrase

form of

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torture

related to

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torture

similar

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sorrowful

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Esperanto

1 entries

torturita adj (having been subjected to torture)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The problem tortured the chief.

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He was tortured by guilt.

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After the war, the Netherlands was the country that executed and tortured the most Japanese, though some of them were innocent.

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The boss tortured the workers with his criticism.

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