torture

/ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/

noun

tortury

/ˈtɔrturɨ/· rzeczownik

Also

dręczenie(n)

Definition

the act of causing somebody severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do something

Examples

Many of the refugees have suffered torture.

Wielu uchodźców doświadczyło tortur.

Synonyms

torment abuse cruelty

Collocations

suffer tortureinflict tortureact of torture

verb

torturować

/tɔrtuˈrɔvat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

dręczyć

Definition

to hurt somebody physically or mentally in order to punish them or make them tell you something

Examples

torture somebody, Many of the rebels were captured and tortured by secret police.

torturować kogoś

Synonyms

torment abuse persecute

Collocations

torture prisonersmentally torturephysically torture

Word forms

torturedpast simpletorturespluraltorturingpresent participle

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