torture
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Is torture a Scrabble word?
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noun (English)
1. (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.Examples: "Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!"; "Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as 'absolute torture' after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s. (http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/eleven-months-of-absolute-torture-760652.aspx)"countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.Examples: "1 August 2014, Barack Obama, "Press Conference by the President"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/01/press-conference-president [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."; "People who torture often have sadistic tendencies."Synonyms: afflict, torment, ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, deretransitive
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