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Pure torture vs Torture

Both 'pure torture' and 'torture' are correct phrases, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Pure torture' emphasizes the extreme or intense nature of the torture, while 'torture' on its own is a more general term. The choice between the two depends on the level of emphasis or intensity you want to convey.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1283 views

Pure torture

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize the extreme or intense nature of the torture.

It is used to describe a situation or experience that is extremely painful, unbearable, or distressing.

Examples:

The waiting was pure torture.
Listening to that noise is pure torture.
The suspense was pure torture for him.
The hours of waiting felt like pure torture.
The uncertainty was pure torture for her.

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I'm sure the last 10 yards are pure torture.
It's pure torture, but if it's the only way To give a team member a chance at survival, You have no choice but to stand by and watch.
One week without your lobster Mac and cheese Was pure torture.
If you weren't so hilarious, the night shift here would be pure torture.

Alternatives:

excruciating pain
unbearable suffering
agonizing torment
intense agony
extreme distress

Torture

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the act of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone.

It is a general term used to describe the action of causing someone to suffer greatly.

Examples:

The prisoner was subjected to torture.
The thought of going back to work was torture for her.
She couldn't bear the emotional torture anymore.
The torture he endured was unimaginable.
The screams of torture echoed through the dungeon.

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Torture, dehydration, bout with cerebral malaria.
Torture castration will be the final solution.
Torture is not for Women's eyes!
Torture, death, man-hunts, pain.
Torture being one of its crowning achievements.
Torture in Trinidad, it's a sensation.
Torture and unlawful detention is widespread, though extrajudicial killings have declined sharply.
Torture someone else, just... get out.
I can teach you left handed Latvian Rotator Torture.
Blackmail, kidnapping, Torture, murder.
Last week the General Affairs and External Relations Council adopted the updated Guidelines on Torture.
Subject: Torture of Fatah detainees by Hamas
Torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities is another matter that the EU consistently raises with China at all levels.
Question 39 (Philip Claeys): Torture of prisoners in Turkey.
An exposition of Atrocious Torture Instruments appeals to connoisseurs of the very worst in mankind.
Torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment
Torture and other cruel, in humane or degrading treatment
Subject: Torture of prisoners in Turkey
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
Flip over to Wheel Of Torture!

Alternatives:

suffering
pain
agony
torment
anguish

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