torturing
torturing · torturings
катування, тортури, тортура
мучение, мука, страдание
Tortur, Folter
An act of tortureAn act of torture
US/tˈɔɹtʃɚɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of torture
More definitions
- 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
Forms
plural: torturings| Singular | torturing |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:torture
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtorture
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable