"tortured" in the verb sense
1. torment, torture, excruciate, rack
torment emotionally or mentally
2. torture, excruciate, torment
subject to torture
"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
"tortured" in the adjective sense
1. anguished, tormented, tortured
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
"an anguished conscience"
"a small tormented schoolboy"
"a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
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