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How to say: torturing

Spelling: Torturing Syllables  torturing
US accent
/tˈɔːɹtʃɚɹɪŋ/
UK accent
/tˈɔːtʃəɹɪŋ/
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Definition

Definition — the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

e.g. “it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession”

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