Definition of torturing Torturing

/tɔˈɹʧɚɪŋ/ - [torchering] - tor•tur•ing

We found 5 definitions of torturing from 3 different sources.

What does torturing mean?

WordNet

Adjective
torturing - extremely painful
		agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturous, torturesome
		painful causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
Noun
torturing - 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"
		torture
		persecution the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
		falanga, bastinado a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
		boot a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
		burning the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
		excruciation, crucifixion the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
		genital torture blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
		judicial torture torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials; "the English renounced judicial torture in 1640"
		kia quen a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
		kittee a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
		nail pulling, nail removal a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
		piquet, picket a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
		prolonged interrogation a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
		rack a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
		sensory deprivation a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
		sleep deprivation a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
		strapado, strappado a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
		electric shock a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"