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torture

[/ˈtɔːr.tʃər/]
noun/verbfeminine (noun)pl: tortures (noun)
tortura
1. (noun) the infliction of severe physical or mental pain as a punishment, a way of obtaining information, or for sadistic pleasure
The prisoner was subjected to torture during interrogation.
O prisioneiro foi submetido a tortura durante o interrogatório.
2. (noun) a cause of severe suffering or anxiety
Waiting for the test results was pure torture.
Esperar pelos resultados do teste foi pura tortura.
3. (verb) to subject someone to torture
They tortured the suspect for information.
Eles torturaram o suspeito para obter informações.
4. (verb) to cause severe pain or suffering to someone
The guilt tortured his conscience.
A culpa torturava sua consciência.
Synonyms
agonysufferinganguishtormentabusemistreatment
Antonyms
comfortreliefpleasurekindness

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tortura
standard usage, commonly used in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
tortura
standard usage, same as general Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
tortura
standard usage, sometimes with colloquial intensity markers
Portugal
tortura
standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

torture chamber
torture oneself
mental torture
instruments of torture
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