HyperDic: tortured

English > 1 sense of the word *tortured*:
ADJECTIVE	all	tortured, anguished, tormented	experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

tortured > pronunciation
Sounds	tao'rcherd
Rhymes	Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...

English > *tortured*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.
Example	"a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
Synonyms	anguished, tormented
Broader	sorrowful	Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
Spanish	angustiado, atormentado