torture

Noun
  1. is a type of: distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering
    same as: anguish, torment
  2. is a type of: hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
    same as: torment
  3. is a type of: hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain
    same as: agony, torment
  4. is a type of: falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts
    same as: distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting
  5. is a type of: persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
    subtypes:
    • bastinado, falanga - a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
    • boot - a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
    • burning - a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
    • crucifixion, excruciation - the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
    • genital torture - blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
    • judicial torture - torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials
    • kia quen - a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
    • kittee - a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
    • nail pulling, nail removal - a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
    • picket, piquet - a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
    • prolonged interrogation - a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
    • rack - a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
    • sensory deprivation - a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
    • sleep deprivation - a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
    • strapado, strappado - a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
    • electric shock - the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
    • dismemberment, taking apart - the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
    same as: torturing
Verb
  1. is a type of: anguish, hurt, pain - cause emotional anguish or make miserable
    same as: excruciate, rack, torment
  2. is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
    subtypes:
    same as: excruciate, torment

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