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torture porn

torture porn noun: a horror subgenre focused on graphically depicting characters going through extreme physical suffering, emphasizing depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism.

Noun

torture porn (usually uncountable, plural torture porns)

  1. (usually) A horror subgenre focused on graphically depicting characters going through extreme physical suffering, emphasizing depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism.
  2. (broadly, derogatory, sometimes, usually) Any piece of media where characters suffer gratuitously.

Forms of torture porn

pluraltorture porns

Questions about torture porn

What does torture porn mean?
Torture porn means a horror subgenre focused on graphically depicting characters going through extreme physical suffering, emphasizing depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism.
What part of speech is torture porn?
Torture porn is a noun.
What is the plural of torture porn?
The plural of torture porn is torture porns.

Words near torture porn in the dictionary

  1. tortuousnesses
  2. torturable
  3. torture
  4. torture chamber
  5. torture chambers
  6. torture porn
  7. torture stake
  8. torture stakes
  9. torture-meister
  10. torture-meisters
  11. torture-test

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