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to torture
01
torturer, martyriser
to inflict extreme mental pain, distress, or anxiety on someone
Transitive: to torture sb
Exemples
The constant interrogation seemed to torture him mentally, breaking his spirit.
L'interrogation constante semblait le torturer mentalement, brisant son esprit.
He was tortured by the thought of losing his family.
Il était torturé par la pensée de perdre sa famille.
02
torturer
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
Transitive: to torture sb
Exemples
The captors attempted to torture the prisoner into revealing classified information.
Les ravisseurs ont tenté de torturer le prisonnier pour lui faire révéler des informations classifiées.
In some authoritarian regimes, authorities are known to torture political dissidents.
Dans certains régimes autoritaires, les autorités sont connues pour torturer les dissidents politiques.
Torture
01
torture
the act of making someone suffer very much so that they do what one wants
Exemples
The prisoner endured excruciating torture in an attempt to force a confession.
Le prisonnier a enduré une torture atroce dans une tentative de forcer une confession.
Torture is a heinous crime that violates fundamental human rights.
Torture est un crime odieux qui viole les droits fondamentaux de l'homme.
02
torture, supplice
extreme pain or distress inflicted upon someone, often deliberately and cruelly
Exemples
The memories of his time in captivity continued to haunt him, a constant reminder of the torture he endured.
Les souvenirs de son temps en captivité continuaient de le hanter, un rappel constant de la torture qu'il a endurée.
The haunted house promised visitors a night of spine-chilling torture as they navigated its dark corridors.
La maison hantée promettait aux visiteurs une nuit de torture à vous glacer le sang alors qu'ils parcouraient ses couloirs sombres.
03
torture, supplice
an experience or situation that inflicts intense physical or mental pain or distress
Exemples
The uncertainty of waiting for the job interview results was pure torture for him.
L'incertitude d'attendre les résultats de l'entretien d'embauche était une pure torture pour lui.
The thought of public speaking was torture for her, causing immense anxiety.
La pensée de parler en public était une torture pour elle, provoquant une immense anxiété.
04
the action of twisting or manipulating words, facts, or data so that they convey a meaning not intended
Exemples
He accused the journalist of putting his statement through torture to make it controversial.
The document suffered torture when quoted out of context.
Arbre Lexical
tortuosity
tortuous
tortured
torture
