Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical. / Involving suffering and difficulty. / Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.

An act of torture

present participle of torture

very bad pain caused to someone on purpose

plural of torture stake

(chess, colloquial, humorous) Synonym of Ruy Lopez

(US, military) A training exercise for Navy SEALs that involves exercising in cold seawater on the beach.

An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.

plural of torture chamber

A room equipped for carrying out torture.