Synonym: agonize, distress, harrow, inflame, pain, persecute, plague, torment. Similar words: torturous, aperture, nurture, overture, departure, departure time, for the future, horticulture. Meaning: ['tɔrtʃə(r) /'tɔː-] 
n. 1. extreme mental distress 2. unbearable physical pain 3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain 4. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 5. 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. v. 1. torment emotionally or mentally 2. subject to torture.
n. 1. extreme mental distress 2. unbearable physical pain 3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain 4. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean 5. 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. v. 1. torment emotionally or mentally 2. subject to torture. 
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151 Even this can affect refugees adversely - their stories of torture may not be believed when they apply for asylum.
152 Torture of political detainees became widespread and systematic after the assassination of President Sadat in October 1981.
153 His patronage comes from boiling water spilled on his stomach as a final torture for his unyielding faith before being beheaded.
154 The challenge to its authority increased its reliance upon the secular power, upon fines, torture, and execution.
155 Many of those refused asylum had faced arrest, detention and torture upon their return to Sri Lanka, according to the report.
156 Though he met death under Iroquois torture in 1649, his example Inspired others to follow.
157 Many prisoners' arms and legs have been broken, implying torture.
158 Asylum seekers, with tales of torture, rape and solitary confinement, can go to the end of the queue.
159 I could scarcely bear to watch the mental torture you put my daughter through that evening.
160 Humiliation, torture and murder, to an obscene degree(sentencedict.com), characterise the region's history.
161 The safe procedure to ward it off, or so we gathered, was a homeopathic dose of torture.
162 Amnesty is an organization that fights against torture and injustice.
163 Erdogan Kizilkaya submitted a formal complaint to the Kayseri State Prosecutor, in which he named those responsible for his torture.
164 Kooijmans said that international bodies had agreed on many rules, but the worldwide campaign against torture had failed to stop it.
165 Many of our friends' lives have been shattered by intolerance, persecution and torture.
166 It was a great release from the torture of doubt, confusion, and anxiety to abandon her mind to revenge.
167 Vanessa Redgrave plays a psychiatrist who runs a Portland, Ore., rehab center for torture victims from around the world.
168 They also recognize the importance of national legislation aimed at eradicating torture.
169 They commit themselves to inquire into all alleged cases of torture and to prosecute offenders.
170 Torture and other forms of trauma often result in devastating long-term psychological effects.
171 Many of the men resisted,(http://sentencedict.com) and risked further torture by violating the strict rule against communicating among themselves.
172 The book tells of the boys' rapid descent into savagery, and the use of torture and terror.
173 She'd heard sickening tales of barbarous Gestapo torture, and of prisoners who were never seen again.
174 Instruments of torture feature somewhat incongruously alongside porcelain, glassware and fans owned by members of the imperial family.
175 Also alleging rape and torture, Amnesty urged the government to take urgent action against the security forces.
176 Dances were absolute torture, because I was so small and because my hands sweated a lot.
177 In due course the conspirators were taken to Edinburgh, subjected to protracted torture, and finally beheaded.
178 The prosecution's evidence consisted of statements allegedly extracted under torture, and confiscated literature.
179 But if the torture is to be compounded by organised mass merrymaking, life will soon become unendurable.
180 They tried to torture him into revealing the whereabouts of the $90 million, but he didn't know anything.
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