tortured

/ˈtɔːt͡ʃəd/

IPA: /T AO1 R CH ER0 D/

verb

1
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
“In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.”

adjective

1
Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
2
Involving suffering and difficulty.
“a tortured history”
3
Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.
“tortured prose”

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