torture
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torture
verb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for torture
Synonyms: Noun
agony, Gehenna, hell, horror, misery, murder, nightmare, torment
Synonyms: Verb
afflict, agonize, anguish, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of torture in a Sentence
Noun
Waiting is just torture for me. Listening to him can be torture.Verb
The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured. Don't torture yourself over the mistake.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The most controversial tweet was one on the alleged torture of young Kashmiri men at the hands of the Indian armed forces. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "Getting trolled is a small price to pay to get information out of Kashmir, says activist Shehla Rashid," 22 Aug. 2019 The torture left him with two crooked fingers, chronic back pain and a limp. — New York Times, "Missionary, Businessman, Prisoner, Spy: An American’s Odyssey in North Korea," 9 Aug. 2019 The series will start with the story of Mamie Till and the brutal torture and slaying of her son, Emmett, in 1955. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "History’s Grim Duty: raceAhead," 7 Aug. 2019 In the late 1980s, American bounty hunters abducted a Mexican physician suspected of aiding in the torture and murder of a US drug enforcement agent. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Mexico wants to extradite the El Paso gunman," 5 Aug. 2019 There is a lot of hope for the future of the franchise, but that doesn't take away from the torture of the past. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals fans apparently not among NFL's most tortured fan bases," 2 Aug. 2019 Surviving torture, rape and numerous threats, the two turned to their faith before finally finding a way to escape. — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, "Alyson Hannigan Is a Mom Fighting for Her Life in Lifetime's Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story," 9 Aug. 2019 The pair were also found guilty of murder, extermination, deportation, enslavement, imprisonment, torture, persecution on political, religious and racial grounds, and other inhumane acts. — Helen Regan And Sharif Paget, CNN, "Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea dies at 93," 4 Aug. 2019 And so Pompeo will likely be presented with Tollefsen’s detailed arguments on gun rights, the death penalty, torture, and religious freedom. — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, "A philosopher helping the US define “unalienable rights” has some unexpected human rights views," 30 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Mughal authority took it as a disgrace and ordered the Guru to be tortured in the most inhuman manner. — Sondeep Sankar, Quartz India, "In photos: A glorious history of Sikhism," 3 Sep. 2019 Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend, who are accused of torturing the 10-year-old boy for days before his death last year. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: An asylum policy on shaky ground," 29 Aug. 2019 Bachelet, a former president of Chile (2006–10), is a socialist whose father died in prison after being tortured by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, "In a United Nations Report, a Socialist Details Venezuela’s Horrors," 17 July 2019 Gardozo Vazquez is being held at the Newton County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty and a felony charge of torturing or mutilating a vertebrate animal, police said. — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Former Fair Oaks employee arrested; faces animal torture, cruelty charges," 12 June 2019 One of the activists abducted and tortured ahead of last week’s demonstration, Tatenda Mombeyarara had visible wounds on his legs, hands, buttocks and back. — Washington Post, "Zimbabwe comedian is latest in torture of government critics," 25 Aug. 2019 Lladrovci may have even begun to compete with him for the loyalty of the Albanian recruits and been tortured for challenging his authority. — The Economist, "Confessions of an Islamic State fighter," 16 Aug. 2019 In a press release, the heads of several civil society organizations said six people were abducted and severely tortured on Tuesday and Wednesday. — Mark Chingono, Bukola Adebayo And Brent Swails, CNN, "Violence escalates in Zimbabwe as court rules against opposition protests," 16 Aug. 2019 Not knowing what happened to Brenden in his final hours has left them tortured. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Mother of man who died of suicide in Cuyahoga County Jail: “They failed him”," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'torture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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