torturing
/tˈɔɹtʃɚɪŋ/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- extremely painful
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
“it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession”
Synonyms for torturing
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