Torture Physical Experience Severe Pain Form Punishment Force

to cause (someone) to experience severe physical pain, especially as a form of punishment or to force that person to do or say something. To cause (someone) to feel very worried, unhappy, etc. If you say that something is torture or a torture, you mean that it causes you great mental or physical suffering.

The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured. 

Don't torture yourself over the mistake.

Some governments use torture to find out the secrets of their enemies.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."