torture

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English torture, from Old French torture, from Late Latin tortūra (“a twisting, writhing, of bodily pain, a griping colic;” in Medieval Latin “pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus (whence also tort), past participle of torquēre (“to twist”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ) Homophone: torcher Hyphenation: tor‧ture === Noun === torture (countable and uncountable, plural tortures) The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish. Synonyms: enhanced interrogation techniques; see also Thesaurus:torture (BDSM, in combination) Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner. Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:distress, Thesaurus:pain (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc. Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as 'absolute torture' after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s. ([3]) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === torture (third-person singular simple present tortures, present participle torturing, simple past and past participle tortured) (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them. Synonyms: afflict, torment; see also Thesaurus:hurt 1 August 2014, Barack Obama, "Press Conference by the President"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [1]. With respect to the larger point of the RDI report itself, even before I came into office I was very clear that in the immediate 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “torture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “torture”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “torture”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === trouter, tutorer == Asturian == === Verb === torture first/third-person singular present subjunctive of torturar == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin tortūra, from Latin tortus, from torqueō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔʁ.tyʁ/ Rhymes: -yʁ Homophones: torturent, tortures === Noun === torture f (plural tortures) torture ==== Derived terms ==== torturer ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Swedish: tortyr c === Verb === torture inflection of torturer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “torture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === torture inflection of torturar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /torˈtu.re/ Rhymes: -ure Hyphenation: tor‧tù‧re === Noun === torture f plural of tortura === Anagrams === rotture, rutterò, ruttore == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɔrˈtuː.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [torˈtuː.re] === Participle === tortūre vocative masculine singular of tortūrus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧re === Verb === torture inflection of torturar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toɾˈtuɾe/ [t̪oɾˈt̪u.ɾe] Rhymes: -uɾe Syllabification: tor‧tu‧re === Verb === torture inflection of torturar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative