torture
Definitions
Noun
- Extreme mental distress
- Unbearable physical pain
- Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- 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
Verb
- Torment emotionally or mentally
- Subject to torture
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Words that contain the term "torture".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "torture".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "torture".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | structure | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | tortured | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | overture | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | torque | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | overtures | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | tortures | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | toured | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | torturer | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | torturers | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | torte | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | torre | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | torrez | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | torrey | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | torres | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | torturous | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | torturing | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | tortorice | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | tornatore | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | stricture | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ture | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
EU demands Russian accountability amid torture allegations, soaring war casualties
Jul 27, 2026 The Brussels Times
Jul 27, 2026 The Brussels Times
Robben Island Guidelines for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture in Africa (2nd edition)
Jul 23, 2026 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Jul 23, 2026 African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Videos of Torture for Millions in Ransom: Ethiopia Smashes Notorious Trafficking Ring
Jul 27, 2026 Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP
Jul 27, 2026 Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP