torture

noun

1.
extreme mental distress
qualmness anguish torment
Derived from:
torture
2.
unbearable physical pain
torment
Derived from:
torture torturous
3.
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
bosom-hell dree sussel agony torment
Derived from:
torture torturous
4.
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
wry distortion overrefinement straining twisting
5.
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
torturing
Derived from:
torture