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to torture
01
quälen, foltern
to inflict extreme mental pain, distress, or anxiety on someone
Transitive: to torture sb
02
foltern, peinigen
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
Transitive: to torture sb
Torture
01
Folter, Quälerei
the act of making someone suffer very much so that they do what one wants
02
Folter, Qual
extreme pain or distress inflicted upon someone, often deliberately and cruelly
03
Folter, Qual
an experience or situation that inflicts intense physical or mental pain or distress
04
Folter, seelische Qual
extreme mental distress
05
Folter, Verzerrung
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
torture
v
tortuosity
n
tortuosity
n
tortuous
adj
tortuous
adj
tortured
adj
tortured
adj
Beispiel
The uncertainty about her future tortured her every night.
The guilt over his actions tortured him for months after the incident.
He was tortured by the thought of losing his family.
The constant interrogation seemed to torture him mentally, breaking his spirit.
The memories of the event still tortured her, even after many years.
