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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t��(r)|-��(r)t��(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. Certain, clearly defined acts perpetrated against helpless prisoners, to force them to suffer excruciating pain and discomfort.
2. cruel|Cruel and outrageous acts that terrorize helpless prisoners to force or coerce them to react in a way that satisfies the torturer.

#:Allowing large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.

1. Any act committed by an official of a government against a prisoner of war which could cause undue pain, as clearly defined by many international agreements.

#:In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.

1. context|mainly|literary The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

#:Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!

Translations
trans-top|Clearly defined acts perpetrated against helpless prisoners
Danish: tortur
Finnish: t-|fi|kidutus
Greek: t|el|βα�ανι��ή�ια|n|p|sc=Grek (vasanistíria)
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German: t+|de|Folter|f
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trans-top|Acts terrorizing helpless prisoners to force or coerce them to react in a way satisfying the torturer
Danish: tortur
Finnish: t-|fi|kidutus
Greek: t|el|βα�ανι��ή�ια|n|p|sc=Grek (vasanistíria)
trans-mid
German: t+|de|Folter|f
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trans-top|Act committed by government official against prisoner of war, able to cause undue pain, clearly defined by international agreements
Danish: tortur
Finnish: t-|fi|kidutus
Greek: t|el|βα�ανι��ή�ιο|n|sc=Grek (vasanistírio)
trans-mid
German: t+|de|Folter|f
trans-bottom
trans-top|"Suffering of heart" imposed by one on another, in personal relationships
German: t+|de|Folter|f
trans-mid
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ttbc|Esperanto: torturo
ttbc|Swedish: tortyr c (1-4)
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|tortur|ing

1. To perform illegal acts of pain or suffering on helpless prisoners.

#:People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.

Translations
trans-top|To perform illegal acts of pain or suffering on helpless prisoners
Esperanto: t-|eo|torturi|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|kiduttaa
German: t-|de|foltern
Greek: t+|el|βα�ανίζ�|sc=Grek (vasanízo)
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Romanian: t-|ro|tortura, t-|ro|chinui
Swedish: tortera
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Derived terms
torturer

Italian

Noun
torture f

1. plural of|tortura|lang=Italian

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