What is the meaning of tortured?

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verb

Torment emotionally or mentally.
- synonyms: torment, torture, excruciate, rack
Subject to torture.
- usage: "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
- synonyms: torture, excruciate, torment

adjective

Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.
- usage: "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
- synonyms: anguished, tormented

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