Meaning
The act of hurting someone badly on purpose, often to make them talk or to punish them.
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Word origin
From Latin torquere, meaning to twist.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- torquere
- English cognates
- torment, torque
Examples
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"Torture" is uncountable here, so it has no plural.
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Here "torture" is the cruel treatment he was given.
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People also say "torture" about something that feels very hard to bear.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 12: torture, attorney, shift and 6 more words.