tortured

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/ˈtɔːt͡ʃəd/ English

Definitions

verb

To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).“In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.”

adjective

Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
Involving suffering and difficulty.“a tortured history”
Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.“tortured prose”

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Synonyms

tormented anguished sorrowful punished afflicted troubled beaten abused long-suffering retribution subjected torn tortura agonized wracked racked

Associated

mutilated beheaded gestapo raped confess torture humiliated interrogation shocks murdered executed confessed

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