tortura — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

tortura is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

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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