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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the intentional causing of great physical or emotional pain to a person or animal.
Some governments use torture to find out the secrets of their enemies.- similar words:
- abuse, persecution, terrorism
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| definition 2: |
great pain of the emotions or mind; agony.
Speaking in front of a group was torture for him.- synonyms:
- agony, anguish, torment
- similar words:
- distress, hell, misery, pain, woe
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| related words: |
anguish, nightmare, ordeal |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tortures, torturing, tortured |
| definition: |
to cause great physical or emotional pain intentionally.
The cruel soldiers tortured their prisoners until they revealed military secrets.- synonyms:
- rack, torment
- similar words:
- mistreat, mutilate, persecute
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| related words: |
afflict, torment |
| derivations: |
torturous (adj.), torturingly (adv.), torturer (n.) |
The word torture
contains the following parts:
tort
Latin
root
that means twist
  Example words:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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