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Troubled or tormented, typically due to trauma or something unpleasant
“He was a tortured soul caught between two cultures.”
Characterized by suffering or difficulty
“Despite the tortured path to success, it is clear that technology plays a key role in economic progress.”
Unnatural, artificially contrived or forced
“He froze in place with a tortured smile as sweat ran down his broad forehead.”
Experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent
Having thoughts occupied with unpleasant things or events that have happened or that may happen
In physical pain
Characterized by causing hardships or problems
Past tense for to inflict severe physical pain on
“The fight against those who torture animals in the name of science has moved up a step, and we must be ready to take our struggle forward.”
Past tense for to cause great mental or emotional suffering
“What if I had just lost the love of my life? What if that one thought would torture me, leaving me with sleepless nights.”
Past tense for to oppress or inflict great suffering on
“It also seemed that she had just stayed in the marriage to emotionally torture him, so poor Malcolm was in a terrible dilemma.”
Past tense for to make or become bent or twisted out of shape
“If you torture the metal too much with your hammer, it will react by breaking suddenly.”
Past tense for to physically distort or contort something
Past tense for to cause pain through mistreatment
Past tense for to treat badly, cruelly, or violently
Past tense for to be anxious or concerned about something in particular
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