tortura
Meanings
Noun
1. torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)
Examples7
Él fue sometido a torturas por la Policía.
He was subjected to torture by the police.
Nadie debe ser sometido al dolor o a la tortura.
Nobody should be subjected to pain or torture.
Ver a su novia con otro hombre era una tortura para él.
It was torture for him to see his girlfriend with another man.
La ley no permite la confesión bajo tortura.
The law does not accept confession under torture.
La tortura tuvo dramáticos efectos sobre su personalidad.
The torture had dramatic consequences on his personality.
Los dolores que ella sufrió durante la tortura son inimaginables.
The pain she suffered while being tortured was unimaginable.