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torturere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • torture noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.

Senses

torturere is used for these senses in English:

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

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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