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Twisted vs Tortured - What's the difference?

twisted | tortured |

As verbs the difference between twisted and tortured

is that twisted is (twist) while tortured is (torture).

As an adjective twisted

is contorted.

twisted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (twist)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • contorted
  • wound spirally
  • Mentally disturbed or unsound.

    • tortured

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (torture)

    • torture

    English

    (wikipedia 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 *

    Related terms

    * * tort * torta

    Verb

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

    Derived terms

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