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Tortured
/ˈtɔːt͡ʃəd/
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
📖 Definitions of "Tortured"
verb
- 1
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
"In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values."
adjective
- 1
Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
- 2
Involving suffering and difficulty.
"a tortured history"
- 3
Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.
"tortured prose"
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