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Definition of tortured adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tortured

adjective
 
/ˈtɔːtʃəd/
 
/ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
 [only before noun]
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  1. suffering severely; involving a lot of pain and difficulty
    • a tortured mind
    • She fell into a tortured sleep.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2, Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTortured is used with these nouns:
    • mind
    • soul
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