Noun

(en noun)

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.

People confess to anything under torture .

(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture !

Noun

(anxieties)

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

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But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).

I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.

(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.