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Torturee vs Torture - What's the difference?

torturee | torture |

As a noun torturee

is one who is subjected to torture; a torture victim.

As a verb torture is

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torturee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is subjected to torture; a torture victim.
  • * 2007 , Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke, Torture: When the Unthinkable is Morally Permissible , : (State University of New York Press), ISBN 9780791471531 (hardcover), ISBN 9780791471548 (paperback), page 37:
  • Regardless of the guilt of the agent, it is most important that torture is only used against individuals who actually possess the relevant information. It will be rare that conclusive proof is available that an individual does, in fact, possess the required knowledge; for example, potential torturees will not have been through a trial process in which their guilt has been established.

    torture

    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 !

    Derived terms

    * torture chamber *

    Verb

    (tortur)
  • To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
  • People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.

    Derived terms

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