torture

The intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.

“Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.”

“In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.”

chiefly literaryThe "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

“Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!”

“Coventry City midfielder Josh Ruffels described his 11 months out injured as 'absolute torture' after the goalless draw with Derby County Under-21s.”

colloquial(often as "absolute torture") Stage fright; severe embarrassment.

Extreme mental distressfeeling

Unbearable physical pain

Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical painfeeling

“an agony of doubt”

“the torments of the damned”

The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

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

“it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession”

To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

“People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.”

“In the aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but, we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values.”

Torment emotionally or mentally

Subject to torturebody

“The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”