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English-Chuvash dictionary. 2009.
torment, torture
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torture — torturable, adj. torturedly, adv. torturer, n. torturesome, adj. torturingly, adv. /tawr cheuhr/, n., v., tortured, torturing. n. 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or… … Universalium
torture — /ˈtɔtʃə / (say tawchuh) noun 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, especially from sheer cruelty or in hatred, revenge, or the like. 2. a method of inflicting such pain. 3. (often plural) the pain or suffering caused or undergone. 4.… …
Torment — Tor ment, n. [OF. torment, F. tourment, fr. L. tormentum an engine for hurling missiles, an instrument of torture, a rack, torture, fr. torquere to turn, to twist, hurl. See {Turture}.] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine for casting stones. [Obs.] Sir T … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torture — Tor ture (t[^o]r t[ u]r; 135), n. [F., fr. L. tortura, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist, rack, torture; probably akin to Gr. tre pein to turn, G. drechseln to turn on a lathe, and perhaps to E. queer. Cf. {Contort}, {Distort}, {Extort}, {Retort},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torment — [tôr′ment΄; ] for v. [ tôr ment′, tôr′ment΄] n. [OFr < L tormentum, a rack, instrument of torture, torture, pain, orig., machine for twisting or throwing < torquere, to twist, whirl around, fling: see TORT] 1. Obs. an instrument of torture… … English World dictionary
torment — [n] severe mental distress affliction, agony, anguish, annoyance, bane, bother, excruciation, harassment, hell, irritation, misery, nag, nagging, nuisance, pain, pain in the neck*, persecution, pest, plague, provocation, rack, scourge, suffering … New thesaurus
torture — [n] severe mental or physical pain ache, affliction, agony, anguish, cruciation, crucifixion, distress, dolor, excruciation, impalement, laceration, martyrdom, misery, pang, persecution, rack, suffering, third degree*, torment, tribulation,… … New thesaurus
Torture — Torture … Википедия
Torment — may refer to the following:* The feeling of pain or suffering. * Causing to suffer, torture. * Torment (film) ( Hets ), 1944 film, directed by Alf Sjöberg, screenplay by Ingmar Bergman * , a Magic: The Gathering expansion set released in 2002 * … Wikipedia
torment — ► NOUN 1) severe physical or mental suffering. 2) a cause of torment. ► VERB 1) subject to torment. 2) annoy or tease unkindly. DERIVATIVES tormentor noun … English terms dictionary
Torment — Tor*ment , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tormented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tormenting}.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.] 1. To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. Art thou come hither to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
