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Princeton's WordNet
anguished, tormented, torturedadjective
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
"an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
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tortured
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations. Torture has been carried out since ancient times. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Western countries abolished the official use of torture in the judicial system, but torture continued to be used throughout the world. A variety of methods of torture are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings. Since the twentieth century, many torturers have preferred non-scarring or psychological methods to provide deniability. Torturers are enabled by organizations that facilitate and encourage their behavior. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against political prisoners or during armed conflict has received disproportionate attention. Judicial corporal punishment and capital punishment are sometimes seen as forms of torture, but this label is internationally controversial. Torture aims to break the victim's will and destroy their agency and personality. It is one of the most damaging experiences that a person can undergo and can also negatively affect perpetrating individuals and institutions. Public opinion research has shown general opposition to torture. Torture is prohibited under international law for all states under all circumstances and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the human rights movement after World War II, and torture continues to be an important human rights issue. Although its incidence has declined, torture is still practiced by some countries.
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tortured
Tortured refers to being subjected to severe physical or psychological pain, suffering or distress, often in a deliberate and brutal manner. It can also refer to something that is twisted or strained out of its natural or original shape or state. In a broader sense, it could mean characterized by complexities or problems.
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Tortured
of Torture
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tortured in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tortured in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Tortured in a Sentence
Just because I'm talking about something that might have been a sad or painful situation doesn't mean that I'm sad or tortured 24 hours a day any more than anybody else is.
I always worry in this country when the quantum of proof that should be needed in a criminal case, somebody has to try to use music lyrics to bolster that level of proof -- especially with the tortured history in this country of not having people in the system treated the same as others.
Walking past that statue every day, knowing that that's a symbol of you being oppressed because of your immediate relationship with racism today -- and your ancestors, family, in the past that have been oppressed and exploited and murdered, tortured and raped -- is a great offense.
Both of these organizations failed to intervene to save Navids life, now they must step up to save Mehdis life and protect all Iranian athletes. The fact that Wrestling Federation continues to neglect Wrestling Federation duty of care for athletes by failing to take action against Iran is a gross abdication of duty. Their willingness to stand by while athletes are jailed, tortured and executed can no longer be tolerated. The Wrestling Federation and UWW must act now.
I thought they would have first investigated and prosecuted those who abducted and tortured me instead of rushing for us -- the weak.
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