noun
Meaning 1
An act of torture
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
torturing
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of torture
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
extremely painful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturous, torturesome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: torture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: persecution
Narrower terms: bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strappado, strapado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.