истяза́ние — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.
• torture noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.

Senses

истяза́ние is used for these senses in English:

• abuse Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]
• torment Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
• torture The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
• torture Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

torment — full definition

1. noun Severe physical or mental suffering.
2. verb To cause someone severe suffering or distress, often repeatedly.

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