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torture

Letters that make torture

o, e, r, t, u are letters that make 'torture'

Words within torture

OR, re, tort, Ur, tor, Re are words within 'torture'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of torture

torturer, tortures, tortured are words created by adding a letter to 'torture'

torture is a 7 letter word ending with e
torture is a 7 letter word starting with t

7 possible definitions for 'torture'

Torture as "intense feelings of suffering, acute mental or physical pain"

Under this definition, torture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

agony, torment have the same meaning as 'torture'

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of hurt, suffering.

Derivatives of torture

agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome, protagonist, excruciate, agonise, agonist, torture, rack, torment, agonize, agonizing, agonal are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "extreme mental distress"

Under this definition, torture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

torment, anguish have the same meaning as 'torture'

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of distress, hurt, suffering.

Derivatives of torture

excruciate, torture, pain, anguish, rack, torment, hurt are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "unbearable physical pain"

Under this definition, torture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

torment has the same meaning as torture

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of pain, hurting.

Derivatives of torture

agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome, excruciate, torment, torture, agonizing are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "subject to torture"

Under this definition, torture is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excruciate, torment have the same meaning as 'torture'

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of injure, wound.

Types of torture

martyrize, martyrise, martyr, rack are types of 'torture'.

Derivatives of torture

crucifixion, tormenter, persecutor, torturer, tormentor, teaser, suffering, agony, torment, torture, torturing, excruciation are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "torment emotionally or mentally"

Under this definition, torture is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excruciate, rack, torment have the same meaning as 'torture'

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of pain, anguish, hurt.

Derivatives of torture

agony, tormenter, persecutor, torturer, rack, wheel, tormentor, teaser, torture, torment, anguish, suffering, excruciation are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason"

Under this definition, torture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

torturing has the same meaning as torture

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of persecution.

Types of torture

crucifixion, boot, rack, burning, bastinado, picket, falanga, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, piquet, prolonged interrogation, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strappado, strapado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart are types of 'torture'.

Derivatives of torture

excruciate, torment, torture are derivatives of 'torture'.

Torture as "the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean"

Under this definition, torture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

twisting, distortion, overrefinement, straining have the same meaning as 'torture'

torture as a type

'torture' can be a type of falsification, misrepresentation.

Derivatives of torture

overrefine, over-refine, distort, twist around, warp, falsify, pervert, sophisticate, convolute, garble, twist are derivatives of 'torture'.