Torturing

Synonyms for "torturing" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(7 words)

torture abuse barbarous brutalizecoercive policycruelcruel treatment

abuse of termsagonizing catachresis contorting corruption

Adjective(2 words)

agonising agonizing

Strong matches (21)

Noun(5 words)

cruelty excruciating harass harry inhuman

distortion eisegesis errorfalse coloringgarbling gloss harrowing malentendu malobservation misapplication misapprehension miscitation misconception misconstruction

Adjective(2 words)

excruciating harrowing

Related words (34)

misdirection misexplanation misexplication misexposition misintelligence misinterpretation misjudgment misquotation misreading misrendering misrepresentation mistranslation misunderstanding misusemisuse of wordsperversion racking slanting squeezing straining

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tearing tormenting torturous twisting wrenching

Noun(7 words)

painful rackstate brutalitystate policy of torturetormenttorture programtorturous

Adjective(2 words)

torturesome torturous

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

abuse crueltydescriptive adjectivehuman rights violationinhumanity persecutionqualitative descriptortorture

More specific

11 entries

agonizingelectric shockexcruciating harassmentmilitary torturepolice torturepsychological abuserack torturestate sponsored abusethumbscrews waterboarding

Collocations

16 entries

ban on torturingbrutal interrogationcruel and unusual punishmentprolonged torturepsychological torturesleep deprivationsystematic torturingtorturing acttorturing conditionstorturing detaineestorturing interrogationstorturing methodstorturing paintorturing prisonerstorturing stimuliwaterboarding

Inflections

4 entries

more torturingmost torturingtortured tortures

Derivations

4 entries

torture torturer torturingly torturous

similar

1 entries

painful

Sample sentences

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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."

Source: tatoeba (584818)

Mary's back pain was torturing her.

Source: tatoeba (682204)

Why are you torturing me with that?

Source: tatoeba (1723794)

"Is it true that special forces are capable of torturing and killing innocent people?" "Special forces just execute orders. They are used for special jobs, no matter what."

Source: tatoeba (1813108)

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