işkence — meaning in English

English meaning

• clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
• 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

işkence is used for these senses in English:

• torment Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
• torture (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.

clamp — full definition

1. noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
2. noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
3. verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
4. verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.

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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