Frequency rank: 5,023. – 5,026.
- torture
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- torture
This refers to the act of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone, often to obtain information or as a punishment.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ごうもん拷問をうける受けるto be torturedごうもん拷問されるto be tortured (passive form)せいしんてき精神的なごうもん拷問psychological tortureにくたいてき肉体的なごうもん拷問physical tortureごうもん拷問のしゅほう手法methods of tortureごうもん拷問きんしほう禁止法torture prohibition lawごうもん拷問によるじはく自白confession obtained through tortureごうもん拷問をおこなう行うto carry out tortureごうもん拷問をうけた受けたしょうこ証拠evidence of having been torturedれきしてき歴史的なごうもん拷問historical torture
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.
The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.
After the war, the Netherlands was the country that executed and tortured the most Japanese, though some of them were innocent.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.