torturous
16
8.4
- adjective
- /ˈtɔːrtʃərəs/
- Offensive
:
torturante
- He described the torturous wait for the results as agonizing and stressful.
- torturous death
I mean, we, we know of political prisoners, we know how torturous it can be.
- I mean, we, we know of political prisoners, we know how torturous it can be.
- You know, we work really hard, and it can be a, you know, a torturous process.
- How does that have any or bear any relevance towards your current like torturous pain?
- This may be a stupid question, but why do you need the torturous physical part?
- It was really torturous experience because as a writer, I was about as fixed mindset as you could be.
- It's unjust, torturous innocent death attendant upon betrayal and tyranny followed by hell.
Examples
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Imprisonment such as this must be twice as torturous for avian creatures.
Fiction book (1992) -
They endure torturous divorces, horrific family showdowns, or traumatic workplace situations.
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You know, we work really hard, and it can be a, you know, a torturous process.
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I can see how that would be torturous.
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Is it that all these torturous years of working for Ruth have finally hit me?
Fiction book (1993) -
A long period of extreme torturous pain would really suck.
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In this slow, torturous manner, Karen begins to climb her way up out of the pit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Suddenly, his body tenses and writhes, as if seized by torturous pain.
Fiction book (2000) -
Surely most listeners to Adams' talk recognized this example as torturous and inhumane.
Academic text (2000) -
The patients experienced torturous pain during their recovery from surgery.
Synonyms
737
1.0
Making someone feel physical hurt or strong emotional upset
142
4.2
Very harsh and severe, causing great difficulty or pain
89
3.9
Too painful or unpleasant to stand
46
7.9
Causing very strong physical or mental pain
27
8.2
Causing very strong fear or sadness
9
7.5
Causing very strong emotional or physical pain
7
5.9
Causing very strong physical or emotional pain
Causing very strong physical or mental pain
Causing very strong physical or mental pain
Causing very strong physical or mental pain
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Torturous comes from the same root as torture, from an old word tort- meaning 'to twist'. Picture something being twisted until it hurts, and that image helps explain why torturous means very painful or causing great suffering.