Definitions from Wiktionary (torture)
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
▸ noun: (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
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▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
▸ noun: (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
Similar:
torment,
agony,
anguish,
excruciate,
distortion,
twisting,
straining,
overrefinement,
rack,
pain-making,
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Types:
waterboarding,
electric shock,
beatings,
sleep deprivation,
sexual torture,
forced standing,
forced feeding,
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