What do u call someone who tortures?

torturer Add to list Share. Definitions of torturer. someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) types: flogger, scourger. a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
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What is a person who is being tortured called?

1. torturer - someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) flogger, scourger - a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures.
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What is another word for abuser?

In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abuser, like: maltreater, abuse, paedophiles, perpetrator, drug user, drug use and abused.
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Who is a captor?

Definition of captor

: one that has captured a person or thing.
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What does baiter mean?

a person who intentionally makes someone angry by saying or doing things to annoy them: He had become famous as a baiter of left-wing politicians. He is just a baiter who will say anything to provoke a reply. See. bait.
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Who is a sadist?

Definition of sadist

: one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others a sexual sadist He's a sadist and, where Toby is concerned, an unusually relentless one: he's in the boy's face constantly, prodding, belittling, taunting.—
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What type of word is torment?

torment used as a noun:

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
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Is taunter a word?

A scornful remark; a jeer. [Origin unknown.]
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Which describes the word agonized?

: characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony.
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What is Tauns?

: to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at.
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What to call a person who taunts?

tease, teaser, tormentor. (also tormenter), torturer.
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What does tauntingly mean?

adjective. reproaching or challenging someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or scornful way: The Times obtained copies of his emails, which our reviewer found unquestionably harassing, with a taunting quality to them.
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What is a tormented person?

tormented Add to list Share. Use the word tormented to describe a person who agonizes over something. When you have a terrible decision to make, one that will end up hurting someone, you can say that you're tormented.
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What does tormenting someone mean?

Verb. afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress.
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What do you mean by thrash?

1a : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog. b : to defeat decisively or severely thrashed the visiting team. 2 : to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail thrashing his arms. 3a : to go over again and again thrash the matter over inconclusively.
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Who is a masochist?

Definition of masochist

1 : a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism But Ksenia is a masochist who cannot experience sexual pleasure without first experiencing extreme pain.—
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What is sadistic abuse?

Proposes that the term "sadistic abuse" be designated to describe extreme adverse experiences that include sadistic sexual and physical abuse; acts of torture, overcontrol, and terrorization; induction into violence; ritual involvements; and malevolent emotional abuse.
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What is a masochist and a sadist?

The terms sadism and masochism were coined by German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his book Psychopathia Sexualis. He described sadism as deriving sexual pleasure from inflicting pain on another person and masochism as obtaining sexual pleasure from receiving pain and cruelty inflicted by another person.
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What does Appeaseth mean?

to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger.
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What does baiting mean in FPS?

You can bait your teammates by letting them over extend or seem vulnerable, then you use them as a distraction while you ambush their attackers.
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What is a Valorant baiter?

Bait- Using a teammate to lure enemies into an engagement. This is an excellent tactic when coordinated, but avoid baiting your teammate for easy kills that do not help the team. Buy round- Purchasing rifles, abilities, and armor as a team.
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What is the definition of unflinchingly?

: not flinching or shrinking : steadfast, uncompromising unflinching determination.
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What does the word contemptuously mean?

Definition of contemptuous

: manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt.
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Is taunt a bad word?

an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.
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