Torture

/ˈtɔrtʃər/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
ትንኮሳ
tənkʷosɐ
ARالعربية
تعذيب
taʿḏīb
BNবাংলা
নির্যাতন
nirjātan
CACatalà
tortura
tor-TOO-rah
CSČeština
mučení
mu.t͡ʃe.ni
DADansk
tortur
tɒr.tuːʀ
DEDeutsch
Folter
fɔltɐ
ELΕλληνικά
βάσανος
vásanos
ESEspañol
tortura
tohr-TOO-rah
FAفارسی
شکنجه
šekanjeh
FISuomi
kidutus
kidu.tus
FRFrançais
torture
tɔʁ.tyʁ
GUGU
યાતના
yātanā
HAHA
cin zarafi
cheen zah-rah-fee
HEעברית
עינויים
ʿinʷujim
HIहिन्दी
यातना
yātanā
HUMagyar
kínzás
kiːn.zaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyiksaan
peh-nee-sah
IGIG
ịkpọkpọ
ee-kpoh-kpoh
ITItaliano
tortura
tor-TOO-rah
JA日本語
拷問
gōmon
KKKK
азап
azap
KMKM
ការធ្វើទុក្ខ
kiər thvəə tuk
KO한국어
고문
go-mun
MRMR
यातना
yātanā
MSBahasa Melayu
penyiksaan
peh-nee-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကန့်ကွက်ခြင်း
kɑ̰n kwɛʔ tɕʰáɪɰ̃
NLNederlands
marteling
mɑr.tə.lɪŋ
NONorsk
tortur
tɔr.tuːr
PAPA
ਯਾਤਨਾ
yātanā
PLPolski
tortura
tɔr.tu.ra
PTPortuguês
tortura
tohr-TOO-rah
RORomână
tortură
tor.tu.rə
RUРусский
пытка
pɨtkɐ
SVSvenska
tortyr
toʈ.yr
SWKiswahili
mateso
mah-teh-soh
TAதமிழ்
சித்திரவதை
cittiravatai
TEతెలుగు
యాతన
yātana
THไทย
การทรมาน
kār thørmān
TLTL
pagtortyur
pahg-tohr-tyur
TRTürkçe
işkence
iʃkenʤe
UKУкраїнська
тортури
tortury
URاردو
تشہیر
tashheer
VITiếng Việt
tra tấn
trah tahn
YOYO
ìdàjì
ee-dah-jee
ZH中文
酷刑
kù xíng
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ngoo-lah

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