Plural of torture
regular plural
The plural of torture is tortures.
Forms of torture
| Singular | torture /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tortures |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Tortures in a sentence
- What new tortures await me?
- He described how Tenorinho was subjected to cruel tortures after proclaiming his innocence: he denied everything.2012, J. Patrice McSherry, Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN…. From the entry parrilla
- She tortures me for a while, knowing what I really want to know.2007 05, Angela Thompson, Where the Heck Is That Place Called Hope?, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 129. From the entry gory
- How could the enemies of faith hatredly subject the Crucified to tortures?1977, Ḥasan Ḥanafī, Religious Dialogue & Revolution, page 101. From the entry hatredly
- For this moment he had donned the robes, isolated himself, taken vows, suffered physical tortures!1903, Harold MacGrath, chapter 34, in The Grey Cloak. From the entry take vows
Meaning of torture
- noun The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
- noun Sexual activity involving the infliction of pain to a certain body part or in a certain manner.
- noun Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body.
Questions about the plural of torture
- What is the plural of torture?
- The plural of torture is tortures.
- Is torture countable?
- Torture is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: torture (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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