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истяза́ть — meaning in English

istyazat

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English meaning

  • excruciate verb To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
  • nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
  • 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

истяза́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • excruciate (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • maul To handle someone or something in a rough way.
  • nag To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
  • torment (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
  • torture (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

maul — full definition

  1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
  2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
  3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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