Definizione monolingua

torture

torture (third-person singular simple present tortures, present participle torturing, simple past and past participle tortured)

1. (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

   People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.

torture (plural tortures)

1. Intentional causing of somebodys experiencing agony.

   Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.

   In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.

   People confess to anything under torture.

2. (chiefly literary) The ""suffering of the heart"" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

   Every time she says goodbye it is torture!

Definizione dizionario torture

	tortura
	The intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal in order to punish, to coerce or for sheer cruelty.

	torturare
	To intentionally inflic physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal in order to punish, to coerce or for sheer cruelty.

affliggere

ferire

lacerare

maltrattare

martirio

martoriare

sevizia

seviziare

straziare

strazio

supplizio

tenaglia

tormentare

tormento

Altri significati:

"suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships

(chiefly literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.

to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims

pangs (of conscience)

intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony