Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with torture in American Collocation
torture
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈtɔrtʃər/
bad
brutal
cruel
horrible
severe
terrible
unspeakable
Some prisoners suffered severe torture and were denied any legal counsel.
affecting someone’s mind
emotional
mental
psychological
He was kidnapped, battered, drugged and then subjected to extraordinary psychological torture for over 11 years.
suffer torture
endure
face
suffer
He was a prisoner of war, suffering torture and interrogation at the hands of his captors.
torture someone
engage in
inflict
subject someone to
He experienced the keenest delight in inflicting torture upon defenceless animals.
get something using torture
extract something under
obtain something by
obtain something under
Her confession was obtained under torture.