Definition
The deliberate infliction of severe physical or psychological pain as punishment, coercion, or sadistic pleasure. Extreme suffering or anguish of body or mind.
Etymology
From Latin 'tortura' meaning 'a twisting, torment,' from 'torquere' (to twist). Originally referred to judicial questioning under physical duress in Roman law, where truth was literally 'twisted' out of suspects.
Kelly Says
The etymology of 'torture' from 'twisting' reveals something chilling about human cruelty - the methodical perversion of normal experience. What makes torture particularly horrifying is its deliberate nature; it transforms the basic human capacity for empathy into its opposite through calculated application.
Translations
BNবাংলা
নির্যাতন
nirjātan
CACatalà
tortura
tor-TOO-rah
CSČeština
mučení
mu.t͡ʃe.ni
ELΕλληνικά
βάσανος
vásanos
ESEspañol
tortura
tohr-TOO-rah
FRFrançais
torture
tɔʁ.tyʁ
HAHA
cin zarafi
cheen zah-rah-fee
HUMagyar
kínzás
kiːn.zaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyiksaan
peh-nee-sah
IGIG
ịkpọkpọ
ee-kpoh-kpoh
ITItaliano
tortura
tor-TOO-rah
KMKM
ការធ្វើទុក្ខ
kiər thvəə tuk
MSBahasa Melayu
penyiksaan
peh-nee-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကန့်ကွက်ခြင်း
kɑ̰n kwɛʔ tɕʰáɪɰ̃
NLNederlands
marteling
mɑr.tə.lɪŋ
PLPolski
tortura
tɔr.tu.ra
PTPortuguês
tortura
tohr-TOO-rah
RORomână
tortură
tor.tu.rə
SWKiswahili
mateso
mah-teh-soh
TAதமிழ்
சித்திரவதை
cittiravatai
THไทย
การทรมาน
kār thørmān
TLTL
pagtortyur
pahg-tohr-tyur
UKУкраїнська
тортури
tortury
VITiếng Việt
tra tấn
trah tahn
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ngoo-lah