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# torquēre **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** torquere-2 ## Words From This Root - tort - a wrongful act causing harm for which civil liability may arise - tormentous - causing or full of torment; tormenting - tortuous - full of twists and turns; excessively complicated
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tort
C2+
/tɔrt/
a wrongful act causing harm for which civil liability may arise
tormentous
C2+
/tɔrˈmɛntəs/
causing or full of torment; tormenting
tortuous
C2+
/ˈtɔrtʃuəs/
full of twists and turns; excessively complicated
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