martelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
• torture noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.

Senses

martelen is used for these senses in English:

• anguish (transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
• torture (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

anguish — full definition

1. noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
2. verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.

torture — full definition

1. noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.
2. noun Severe mental or physical suffering.
3. verb To deliberately inflict severe pain on someone, often to punish or extract information.

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