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Definition: Tortured |
TorturedAdjective1. Subjected to intense pain; "hundreds of tortured prisoners". 2. Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tortured" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: TorturedSynonyms: anguished (adj), tormented (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Tortured |
| English words defined with "tortured": anguished ♦ test tube, To die in the pain, tormented, Torturable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tortured": Foscari ♦ Hugh of Lincoln, HUMORIST ♦ Kings ♦ Macbriar ♦ Sachentege ♦ Torture. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | They were elves once, taken by the dark powers, tortured and mutilated. (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) And she could get shot at before breakfast, tortured before lunch, and knocked unconscious for dinner also like me. (Birds of Prey; writing credit: Adam Armus; Nora Kay Foster) I'm glad I tortured you! (Repo Man; writing credit: Alex Cox) I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) If I were my father, I'd have you tortured. (The Pink Panther; writing credit: Maurice Richlin ; Blake Edwards) | |
Lyrics | Sweet tooth tortured by weight loss programs (Ants Marching; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band) Like the shape of a tortured woman, the true shape of a tortured woman, (Birdland; performing artist: Patti Smith) No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this (Desert Rose; performing artist: Sting) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Tortured Females (1965) The Tortured Heart (1916) Tortured by Boxers (1900) Tickle Tortured Model (2002) Tortured Dust (1984) | |
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 | Actually, it was no more than a moment or two before the prisoner found reply, but it was long enough for his tortured eye to flash inward and backward with terrible focus. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | There was silence betwen them and she tortured the [...]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Many a time afterwards had Hester been tortured, though less vividly, by the same illusion. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He is tortured to his death by its immeasurable madness. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The damned howl and scream at one another, their torture and rage intensified by the presence of beings tortured and raging like themselves. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | He was allegedly tortured and threatened. (references) | |
Many NGO's expressed concern that the security forces tortured some of the detainees. (references) | ||
The army allegedly took three men into the church where they were tortured before being taken away. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Bangladesh | He alleged that he was tortured while in police custody after the arrest. (references) |
Iraq | Military forces destroyed numerous Assyrian churches during the 1988 Anfal Campaign and reportedly tortured and executed many Assyrians. (references) | |
Peru | The reporters claimed that they were tortured, accused of terrorism, and unfairly imprisoned while Cueva was in charge of the antiterrorism unit in Ancash. (references) | |
Economic History | Turkmenistan | Many places of worship have been destroyed and practitioners of minority faiths harassed, imprisoned, and/or tortured. (references) |
Guatemala | At the same time, extreme right-wing groups of self-appointed vigilantes, including the Secret Anti-Communist Army (ESA) and the White Hand, tortured and murdered students, professionals, and peasants suspected of involvement in leftist activities. (references) | |
Ethiopia | From 1977 through early 1978 thousands of suspected enemies of the Derg were tortured and/or killed in a purge called the "red terror." Communism was officially adopted during the late 1970s and early 1980s with the promulgation of a Soviet-style constitution, Politburo, and the creation of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE). (references) | |
Human Rights | India | Police also tortured other citizens. (references) |
Uganda | The LRA in particular tortured and beat children. (references) | |
Colombia | Guerrilla groups also tortured and abused persons. (references) | |
Political Economy | Brazil | Prison officials often tortured and beat inmates. (references) |
Sri Lanka | The military and police reportedly tortured detainees. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | Police and NSS forces tortured, beat, and harassed persons. (references) | |
Political Rights | Uzbekistan | Jumaev credibly denies earlier rumors that he was tortured. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | Roadblocks impeded the opposition's ability to travel; and opposition leaders were detained intermittently and sometimes were mistreated, tortured, or assessed stiff fines. (references) | |
Iran | In the spring, authorities reportedly arrested Fatima Haghighatjoo, for inciting public opinion and insulting the judiciary, and for claiming that the Government tortured and mistreated prisoners. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Albania | Both Albanian and foreign women trafficked by Albanian organized crime networks are abused, tortured, and raped. (references) |
United Arab Emirates | In April a young Bangladeshi woman who was trafficked to the country was admitted to the Iranian hospital in Dubai after having been raped repeatedly and tortured. (references) | |
Bangladesh | Newspapers also reported 5 separate cases of children being tortured by their domestic employers; in one case a 10-year-old girl allegedly was beaten until she lost consciousness. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick. Lo! the poor humorist, whose tortured mind See jokes in crowds, though still to gloom inclined -- Whose simple appetite, untaught to stray, His brains, renewed by night, consumes by day. He thinks, admitted to an equal sty, A graceful hog would bear his company. Alexander Poke |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | An already tortured peace seems to be constantly threatened. |
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| "Tortured" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 53.32% of the time. "Tortured" is used about 392 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 53.32% | 209 | 21,011 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 28.06% | 110 | 30,952 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 17.86% | 70 | 39,981 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.51% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (common) | 0.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 392 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "tortured"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معذب (afflicted, agonized, murdered, suffering, tormented, torturer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 拷" (torturing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tourmenté (tormented), torturé (tormented). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verzerrt (contorted, distorted, distorts, drawn, ghastly, muzzy, warped, warps). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βασανισμένος (consumed, racked, tortured with). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 문하". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | torchit (anguished, tormented), angaaishagh (agonizing, anguishing, person in pain, torturing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orturedtay oropsit (forsaken, ground-down, homeless, lorn, persecuted, tormented, unfortunate). (various references) mučen. (various references) torturado. (various references) surnukmak (be tortured). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Hebrews Chapter 11, Verse 35 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Elabon gunaikeV ex anastasewV touV nekrouV autwn alloi de etumpanisqhsan ou prosdexamenoi thn apolutrwsin ina kreittonoV anastasewV tucwsin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Wymmen resseyueden her deed children fro deth to lijf; but othere weren holdun forth, not takinge redempcioun, that thei schulden fynde a betere ayenrising. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the wemen receaved their deed raysed to lyfe agayne. Other were racked and wolde not be delyvered that they myght receave a better resurreccion. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come; |
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| Language | Hebrews Chapter 11, Verse 35 |
| Cebuano | Ang nangamatay nga mga anak gipabalik ngadto sa ilang mga inahan pinaagi sa pagkabanhaw. Ang uban gipanagsakit ngadto sa kamatayon, nga nanagsalikway sa kagawasan, aron sila mangabanhaw ngadto sa labi pa ka maayong kinabuhi. |
| Chinese | 有 婦 人 得 自 己 的 死 人 復 活 、 又 有 人 忍 受 嚴 刑 、 不 肯 苟 " 得 釋 " 、 " 釋 " 原 文 作 贖 〕 為 要 得 著 更 美 的 復 活 ． |
| Croatian | Žene su po uskrsnuæu ponovno zadobile svoje pokojne. Drugi pak, stavljeni na muke, ne prihvatiše osloboðenja da bi ih zapalo bolje uskrsnuæe. |
| Danish | Kvinder fik deres døde igen ved Opstandelse. Andre bleve lagte på Pinebænk og toge ikke imod Befrielse, for at de måtte opnå en bedre Opstandelse. |
| Dutch | De vrouwen hebben hare doden uit de opstanding weder gekregen; en anderen zijn uitgerekt geworden, de aangeboden verlossing niet aannemende, opdat zij een betere opstanding verkrijgen zouden. |
| Finnish | On ollut vaimoja, jotka ylösnousemuksen kautta ovat saaneet kuolleensa takaisin. Toiset ovat antaneet kiduttaa itseään eivätkä ole ottaneet vastaan vapautusta, että saisivat paremman ylösnousemuksen; |
| French | Des femmes recouvrèrent leurs morts par la résurrection; d`autres furent livrés aux tourments, et n`acceptèrent point de délivrance, afin d`obtenir une meilleure résurrection; |
| German | Weiber haben ihre Toten durch Auferstehung wiederbekommen. Andere aber sind zerschlagen und haben keine Erlösung angenommen, auf daß sie die Auferstehung, die besser ist, erlangten. |
| Hungarian | Asszonyok feltámadás útján visszanyerték halottjaikat; mások kínpadra vonattak, visszautasítván a szabadulást, hogy becsesebb feltámadásban részesüljenek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Karena beriman, maka wanita-wanita mendapat kembali orang-orangnya yang telah mati. Ada pula yang rela disiksa sampai mati, dan menolak untuk dibebaskan, karena mau dihidupkan kembali bagi suatu kehidupan yang lebih baik. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ada beberapa perempuan mendapat balik orangnya hidup daripada mati; yang lain disengsarakan, maka tiada mereka itu mau menerima kelepasannya, supaya memperoleh kebangkitan yang lebih baik; |
| Italian | Alcune donne riacquistarono per risurrezione i loro morti. Altri poi furono torturati, non accettando la liberazione loro offerta, per ottenere una migliore risurrezione. |
| Maori | Riro ana i nga wahine a ratou tupapaku, he mea whakaara ake: ko etahi i whakamamaetia, kihai ano i whakaae atu kia whakaorangia; kia whiwhi ai ratou ki te whakaarahanga pai ke atu: |
| Norwegian | kvinner fikk sine døde igjen ved opstandelse; andre blev utspent til pinsel og vilde ikke ta imot utløsning, forat de kunde få del i en bedre opstandelse; |
| Portuguese | As mulheres receberam pela ressurreição os seus mortos; uns foram torturados, não aceitando o seu livramento, para alcançarem uma melhor ressurreição; |
| Rumanian | Femeile wi-au primit knapoi pe moryii lor knviayi; unii, ca sq dobkndeascq o knviere mai bunq, n`au vrut sq primeascq izbqvirea, care li se dqdea, wi au fost chinuiyi. |
| Russian | ЦЕОЩ ПМХЮБМЙ ХНЕТЫЙИ УЧПЙИ ЧПУЛТЕУЫЙНЙ; ЙОЩЕ ЦЕ ЪБНХЮЕОЩ 'ЩМЙ, ОЕ ТЙОСЧ ПУЧП'ПЦ"ЕОЙС, "Б'Щ ПМХЮЙФШ МХЮЫЕЕ ЧПУЛТЕУЕОЙЕ; |
| Shuar | Nuwasha ni uchiri jakan iniantkimiun Wáinkiarmiayi. Chikichcha Wáitias mantamnawarmiayi. Ti shiir pujustinnium nantaktiai tusar Nú tsawantai uwempratniun nakitrarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Na, wanawake walioamini walirudishiwa wafu wao wakiwa wamefufuliwa. Baadhi yao walikataa kufunguliwa, wakateswa mpaka kufa ili wapate kufufuliwa na kuingia katika maisha bora zaidi. |
| Swedish | Kvinnor funnos som fingo igen sina döda genom deras uppståndelse. Andra läto sig läggas på sträckbänk och ville icke taga emot någon befrielse, i hopp om en så mycket bättre uppståndelse. |
| Uma | Ngkai pepangala' -ra, tobine-tobine mporata nculii' ana' -ra to mate-mi, rapotuwu' nculii' -raka. Aga ria wo'o-ra to rasesa' sabana pepangala' -ra duu' -ra mate, uma-ra dota rabahaka, apa' doko' rapotuwu' nculii' -ra pai' mporata katuwua' to meliu kalompe' -na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Tortured" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ortrud, Tervuren, tortora, tortue, tortune, tortur, tor-ture, Torturi, toture, tourture, turtured. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tortured" (pronounced tô"rkherd) |
| 5 | -ô" r kh er d | orchard. |
| 3 | -kh er d | butchered, captured, caricatured, cultured, denatured, echard, enraptured, featured, fractured, gestured, indentured, lectured, manufactured, natured, nurtured, pictured, punctured, recaptured, remanufactured, restructured, ruptured, sculptured, structured, textured, ventured. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-o-r-r-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: torture, tutored. | |
-2 letters: detour, dotter, dourer, ordure, redout, retort, rotted, rotter, routed, router, rutted, toured, tourer, touted, touter, turret. | |
-3 letters: doter, order, otter, outed, outer, outre, retro, rotte, route, ruder, torte, toted, toter, trode, trout, trued, truer, tutor, uredo, utter. | |
-4 letters: doer, dore, dorr, dote, dour, duet, dure, duro, durr, euro, redo, rode, rote. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-o-r-r-t-t-u" | |
+3 letters: adulterator. | |
+4 letters: adulterators, correctitude, countertrade, countertrend, dumortierite, flutterboard, thunderstorm. | |
+5 letters: correctitudes, countertrades, countertrends, deconstructor, dumortierites, flutterboards, nonstructured, oversaturated, reconstructed, tetrafluoride, thunderstorms, thunderstroke. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 6F 72 74 75 72 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- --- .-. - ..- .-. . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101111 01110010 01110100 01110101 01110010 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T o r t u r e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 006F 0072 0074 0075 0072 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5481848687847170 |
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