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torture |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb torture 1 of 2 senses of torture Sense 2 torture, excruciate, torment => rack => martyr, martyrize Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb torture 1 of 2 senses of torture Sense 2 torture, excruciate, torment => rack => martyr, martyrize Entailment of verb torture Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb torture 2 senses of torture Sense 1 torment, torture, excruciate, rack => pain, anguish, hurt Sense 2 torture, excruciate, torment => injure, wound Familiarity of verb torture torture used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb torture Sense 1 torment, torture, excruciate, rack => pain, anguish, hurt -------------- Sense 2 torture, excruciate, torment => injure, wound -------------- Grep of noun torture instrument of torture self-torture torture torture chamber torturer Overview of noun torture The noun torture has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anguish, torment, torture -- (extreme mental distress) 2. torture, torment -- (unbearable physical pain) 3. agony, torment, torture -- (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned") 4. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting -- (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean) 5. torture, torturing -- (the act of torturing someone "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession") Overview of verb torture The verb torture has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) torment, torture, excruciate, rack -- (torment emotionally or mentally) 2. (1) torture, excruciate, torment -- (subject to torture) Grep of adj torture tortured torturesome Overview of noun torture The noun torture has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anguish, torment, torture -- (extreme mental distress) 2. torture, torment -- (unbearable physical pain) 3. agony, torment, torture -- (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned") 4. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting -- (the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean) 5. torture, torturing -- (the act of torturing someone "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession") Overview of verb torture The verb torture has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) torment, torture, excruciate, rack -- (torment emotionally or mentally) 2. (1) torture, excruciate, torment -- (subject to torture)
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