Thesaurus
:
torture
T
hesaurus
torture
English
Noun
Sense: intentional infliction of pain or suffering
Synonyms
enhanced interrogation
(
US
,
euphemistic
)
torture
torment
Hyponyms
abacination
enhanced interrogation technique
(
US
,
euphemistic
)
forcipation
impalement
squassation
strappado
waterboarding
See also
agony
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
agonize
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
Further reading
“
torture
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
torture
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.