TORTURES Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word tortures. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word tortures. (close relations)

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	torment				verb, nounv, n
	noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture
	excruciate				verbv
	verb • torment emotionally or mentally • subject to torture
	agony				nounn
	noun • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a state of acute pain
	anguish				nounn
	noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable
	distortion				nounn
	noun • a change for the worse • a shape resulting from distortion • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image • a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal) • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
	overrefinement				nounn
	noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	rack				verb, nounv, n
	noun • rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton • the destruction or collapse of something • an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims • a support for displaying ot holding various articles • a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body • a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately verb • go at a rack • stretch to the limits • put on a rack and pinion • obtain by coercion or intimidation • run before a gale • fly in high wind • draw off from the lees • torment emotionally or mentally • work on a rack • seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block • place in a rack • torture on the rack
	straining				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • an intense or violent exertion • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean adjective satellite • taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
	torturing				verb, adjectivev, adj
	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 adjective satellite • extremely painful
	twisting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends

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