Значення

значень: 4
  1. (злічуване, незлічуване)The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.

    People confess to anything under torture.

    Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.

    Tortur

    страда́ниеstradánije, му́каmúka, муче́ниеmučénije

  2. The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.

    (злічуване, у складних словах, незлічуване)Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner.

    cock and ball torture

    tickle torture

  3. (злічуване, незлічуване)Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.

    Folter

    пы́ткаpýtka, истяза́ниеistjazánije, муче́ниеmučénije

    торту́раtortúra, катува́нняkatuvánnja, торту́риtortúry

  4. (злічуване, незлічуване)An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.

    Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!

Ще визначення
  • 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
  • unbearable physical pain
  • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  • extreme mental distress

Приклади

речень: 285
  1. They're going to torture you.

    Вони тебе катуватимуть. — deniko

  2. Tom was tortured.

    Тома піддавали тортурам. — deniko

    ruТома пытали. — afyodor

    deTom wurde gefoltert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Stop torturing yourself.

    Припини знущатися над собою. — deniko

    ruПерестань себя мучить. — soweli_Elepanto

    deHör auf, dich zu quälen. — Manfredo

  4. Why are you torturing me?

    Чому ти наді мною знущаєшся? — deniko

    ruЗачем ты меня мучаешь? — marafon

    deWarum quälst du mich? — brauchinet

  5. I hope they don't torture us.

Українська
За значеннями 1
intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony:
Русский
За значеннями 2
"suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships:
intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
"suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships:
intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony:

Походження

From Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Late Latin tortūra (“a twisting

From Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Late Latin tortūra (“a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a griping colic;” in Medieval Latin “pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus (whence also tort), past participle of torquēre (“to twist”).

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Форми

множина: tortures
Однинаtorture
Множинаtortures

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Синоніми

синонімів: 22
Близькі за значенням
  • 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:torturing
  • unbearable physical pain:torment
  • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain:agonytorment
  • extreme mental distress:anguishtorment
  • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean:distortionoverrefinementstrainingtwisting

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 20

Дивіться також

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