Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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torture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wound | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
torture (noun) | wound (noun) |
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the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | the act of inflicting a wound |
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) |
extreme mental distress | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
unbearable physical pain |
torture (adjective) | wound (adjective) |
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put in a coil |
torture (verb) | wound (verb) |
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subject to torture | cause injuries or bodily harm to |
torment emotionally or mentally | hurt the feelings of |