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n extreme mental distress n unbearable physical pain n intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain n the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean n the delibe…

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  1. n extreme mental distress n unbearable physical pain n intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain n the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean n the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason v torment emotionally or mentally v subject to torture