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torture noun

  /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ , /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
  • The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
пы́тка, истяза́ние, му́ка, муче́ние, страда́ние
  • Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
пы́тка, истяза́ние, муче́ние, пытка
  • (in figurative or extended use) An unpleasant sensation or its infliction: embarrassment, heartache, etc.
му́ка, муче́ние, страда́ние

torture verb

  /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ , /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
пыта́ть, истяза́ть, му́чить

torturer noun

  • Someone who tortures.
мучи́тель, мучи́тельница, пала́ч
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