English Explanatory Dictionary

tortured

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of torture
adj
  1. Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
  2. Involving suffering and difficulty.
  3. Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚd/ /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tortured.wav

Word forms

tortured more tortured most tortured

Derived words

tortured phrase
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