OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18776

torture

/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tortura
Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 18777

torture

/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
torturar
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
1 August 2014, Barack Obama, "Press Conference by the President"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-off…
People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.
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