torture
noun
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
torturer
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a word derived from
torture.
Example Sentences
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He’s an idiot, but one Vinod finds himself speaking to in a difficult moment with his other friends, and while his torturer is giving him a wedgie.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024
After struggling in his previous two outings, both against the Astros, Robbie Ray returned to his old form, carving up an Angels lineup that is missing Mike Trout, the notorious Mariners torturer.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
There was the time writer Leonard Dick and I bonded over our love of the show’s repentant Iraqi torturer, Sayid Jarrah, and Leonard excitedly declared himself the “vice president of Sayid Inc.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
“Demonstrators” didn’t “portray” Gina Haspel as a torturer.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
When Richie was fourteen he’d grown from a tittering, cackling torturer of me to a handsome, slick high school kid who was an outstanding tenor sax player.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
