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"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "foltering"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pijniging"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "torturo"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "piinamine"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "píning"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fj",
"lang": "Fijian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "veivakararawataki"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kidutus"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "torture"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣ameba",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "წამება"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Folter"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "balweins",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vasanistíria",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "βασανιστήρια"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "básanos",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βάσανος"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "trās",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ત્રાસ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ha",
"lang": "Hausa",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "azabtarwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "hoʻomāinoino'"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "inuyím",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "עינויים"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "yantraṇā",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "यंत्रणा"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "yātnā",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "यातना"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "santāpan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "संतापन"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kínzás"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pynting"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "tormento"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "mookka"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pianadh"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"alt": "ごうもん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gōmon",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "拷問"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "azaptau",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азаптау"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "azap",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азап"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qinau",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "қинау"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tiərunkam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ទារុណកម្ម"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"alt": "拷問",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gomun",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "고문"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "şkence"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "îşkence"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kıynoo",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "кыйноо"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "azap",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азап"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kān thǭ la mān",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ການທໍລະມານ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kān thǭ ra mān",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ການທໍຣະມານ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thā run kam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ທາຣຸນກັມ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thā lun kam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ທາລຸນກັມ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cruciāmen"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cruciātus"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spīdzināšana"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kankinimas"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "máčenje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ма́чење"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tórmoz",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "то́рмоз"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tormózenje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "тормо́зење"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tortúra",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "fampijaliana"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "erüü",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "эрүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tamlalt",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "тамлалт"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortuthe"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tortur"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tortur"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clæmnes"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tintreg"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "witnung"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pinung"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "škanja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شکنجه"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "'azāb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "عذاب"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "ta'zīb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "تعذيب"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šekanje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "شکنجه"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "'azâb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "عذاب"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ta'zib",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "تعذیب"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kjwal"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural",
"usually"
],
"word": "tortury"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tormento"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suplício"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "taśaddad",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ਤਸ਼ੱਦਦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortură"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chin"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pýtka",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пы́тка"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "istjazánije",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "истяза́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mučénije",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "муче́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "faʻatāugā"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cràdh"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "мучење"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenje"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortúra"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sn",
"lang": "Shona",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kurwadziswa"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "wadha",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "වධ"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenie"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenje"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "tlhokofatso"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tortyr"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "ty",
"lang": "Tahitian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "anei"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "azob",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азоб"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šikanja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "шиканҷа"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "citrahiṁsa",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "చిత్రహింస"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaan-tɔɔ-rá-maan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "การทรมาน"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "taa-run-ná-gam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ทารุณกรรม"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "fakamamahi'i"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "işkence"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "eziyet"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "güzap"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "azap"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "basmarlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tortúra",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "katuvánnja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "катува́ння"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 43 10 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tortúry",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural",
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{
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"text": "1 August 2014, Barack Obama, \"Press Conference by the President\"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/01/press-conference-president [1]].\nWith respect to the larger point of the RDI report itself, even before I came into office I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values."
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[
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"confession"
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"word": "afflict"
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{
"word": "torment"
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{
"word": "hurt"
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "mundoj"
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{
"code": "ar",
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"word": "عَذَّبَ"
},
{
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"roman": "xoštangel",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "խոշտանգել"
},
{
"code": "ast",
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torturar"
},
{
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "işgəncə vermək"
},
{
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torturatu"
},
{
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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],
"word": "му́чыць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "mǎ́ča",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мъ́ча"
},
{
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],
"word": "измъ́чвам"
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{
"code": "bg",
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],
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "ညှဉ်း"
},
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"word": "拷問"
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{
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
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"word": "折磨"
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{
"code": "da",
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"word": "tortere"
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{
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"word": "folteren"
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"word": "torturer"
},
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torturar"
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"word": "foltern"
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{
"code": "got",
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"roman": "balwjan",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "vasanízo",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "βασανίζω"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "basanízō",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "βασανίζω"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "עִנָּה"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "kínoz"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "tormentar"
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{
"code": "izh",
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "mookata"
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{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "kiusata"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torturare"
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{
"alt": "ごうもんする",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gōmon suru",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "拷問する"
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{
"code": "ko",
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"roman": "gomunhada",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "고문하다"
},
{
"code": "lo",
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"roman": "thǭ la mān",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "ທໍລະມານ"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "komuot"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "cruciō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torqueō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "mācerō"
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "mocīt"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "kamuoti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "mači",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
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],
"word": "мачи"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "izmači",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
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"word": "измачи"
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{
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"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
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"word": "тамлах"
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{
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhémó",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "折磨"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiān'áo",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "煎熬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "拷問"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǎowèn",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "拷问"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kùxíng",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "酷刑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučení"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tortur"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marteling"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "foltering"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pijniging"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "torturo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "piinamine"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "píning"
},
{
"code": "fj",
"lang": "Fijian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "veivakararawataki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kidutus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "torture"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣ameba",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "წამება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Folter"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "balweins",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vasanistíria",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "βασανιστήρια"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "básanos",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βάσανος"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "trās",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ત્રાસ"
},
{
"code": "ha",
"lang": "Hausa",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "azabtarwa"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "hoʻomāinoino'"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "inuyím",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "עינויים"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "yantraṇā",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "यंत्रणा"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "yātnā",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "यातना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "santāpan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "संतापन"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kínzás"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pynting"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "tormento"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "mookka"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pianadh"
},
{
"alt": "ごうもん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gōmon",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "拷問"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "azaptau",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азаптау"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "azap",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азап"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qinau",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "қинау"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tiərunkam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ទារុណកម្ម"
},
{
"alt": "拷問",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gomun",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "고문"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "şkence"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "îşkence"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kıynoo",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "кыйноо"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "azap",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азап"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kān thǭ la mān",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ການທໍລະມານ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kān thǭ ra mān",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ການທໍຣະມານ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thā run kam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ທາຣຸນກັມ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thā lun kam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ທາລຸນກັມ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cruciāmen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cruciātus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spīdzināšana"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kankinimas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "máčenje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ма́чење"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tórmoz",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "то́рмоз"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tormózenje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "тормо́зење"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tortúra",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "fampijaliana"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "erüü",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "эрүү"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tamlalt",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "тамлалт"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortuthe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tortur"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tortur"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clæmnes"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tintreg"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "witnung"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pinung"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "škanja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شکنجه"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "'azāb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "عذاب"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "ta'zīb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "تعذيب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šekanje",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "شکنجه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "'azâb",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "عذاب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ta'zib",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "تعذیب"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kjwal"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural",
"usually"
],
"word": "tortury"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tormento"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "suplício"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "taśaddad",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ਤਸ਼ੱਦਦ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortură"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chin"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pýtka",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пы́тка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "istjazánije",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "истяза́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mučénije",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "муче́ние"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "faʻatāugā"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cràdh"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "мучење"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenje"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortúra"
},
{
"code": "sn",
"lang": "Shona",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "kurwadziswa"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "wadha",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "වධ"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenie"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mučenje"
},
{
"code": "st",
"lang": "Sotho",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "tlhokofatso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tortura"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tortyr"
},
{
"code": "ty",
"lang": "Tahitian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "anei"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "azob",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "азоб"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šikanja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "шиканҷа"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "citrahiṁsa",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "చిత్రహింస"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaan-tɔɔ-rá-maan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "การทรมาน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "taa-run-ná-gam",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ทารุณกรรม"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "fakamamahi'i"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "işkence"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "eziyet"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "güzap"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "azap"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "basmarlamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tortúra",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "торту́ра"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "katuvánnja",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "катува́ння"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tortúry",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural",
"usually"
],
"word": "торту́ри"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "azab",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "ئازاب"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "qiynash",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "قىيناش"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "qiynoq"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "iskanja"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "azob"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "nhục hình"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "sự tra tấn"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "tom"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "artaith"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "arteithiau"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "marteling"
},
{
"code": "xh",
"lang": "Xhosa",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "sentuthumbo"
},
{
"code": "sah",
"lang": "Yakut",
"roman": "erey",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"word": "эрэй"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "paynikung",
"sense": "intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "му́чить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "istjazátʹ",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "истяза́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "lumbati",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "लुम्बति"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "му̏чити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mȕčiti"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mučiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "mučiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "torturar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "tortera"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tɔɔ-rá-maan",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "ทรมาน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "eziyet etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "işkence etmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "katuváty",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "катува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "múčyty",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "му́чити"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims",
"word": "tra tấn"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"torture"
],
"word": "torture"
}
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