Words from this root (6)
torture
B2
/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/
The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
torch
B2
/tɔɹt͡ʃ/
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers
queer
B2
/kwɪɹ/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
torment
C1
/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
extortion
C1
/ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/
unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
distort
C1
/dɪˈstoɹt/
To bring something out of shape, to misshape.