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Torture

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Definitions for Torture

noun
extreme mental distress
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noun
unbearable physical pain
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noun
intense feelings of suffering
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  1. acute mental or physical pain
  2. an agony of doubt
  3. the torments of the damned
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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noun
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
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  1. it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
verb
torment emotionally or mentally
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verb
subject to torture
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  1. The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible

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