Torture vs Heartbreak - What's the difference?
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Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.
(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment
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Torture is a related term of heartbreak.
As a verb torture
is .As a noun heartbreak is
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.torture
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(wikipedia torture)Noun
(en noun)- 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 .
- Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture !
Derived terms
* torture chamber *Verb
(tortur)- People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.
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