Torture vs. Torcher

Torturenoun

intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

Torturenoun

the "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships

Torturenoun

(colloquial) (often as "absolute torture") stage fright, severe embarrassment

Tortureverb

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

Torturenoun

Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

Torturenoun

Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.

Torturenoun

The act or process of torturing.

Tortureverb

To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

Tortureverb

To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.

Tortureverb

To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

Tortureverb

To keep on the stretch, as a bow.

Torturenoun

extreme mental distress

Torturenoun

unbearable physical pain

Torturenoun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;

Torturenoun

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Torturenoun

the act of torturing someone;

Tortureverb

torment emotionally or mentally

Tortureverb

subject to torture;

Torture

Torture is the act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or psychological suffering on someone by another as a punishment or in order to fulfill some desire of the torturer or force some action from the victim. Torture, by definition, is a knowing and intentional act; deeds which unknowingly or negligently inflict suffering or pain, without a specific intent to do so, are not typically considered torture.Torture has been carried out or sanctioned by individuals, groups, and states throughout history from ancient times to modern day, and forms of torture can vary greatly in duration from only a few minutes to several days or longer.

Torchernoun

One who torches something

Torchernoun

(obsolete) One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.

Torchernoun

(music) A torch song

Torchernoun

One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.