No. 4,397 in Swedish
tortyr
"Tortyr" in Swedish means "torture" in English, referring to the act of inflicting severe physical or mental pain deliberately.
In a sentence
Tortyr är förbjudet enligt internationell lag.
Torture is prohibited according to international law.
Here, 'tortyr' is used as a noun to refer to the act of causing severe pain as a method or punishment.
Hon beskrev det som en form av psykisk tortyr.
She described it as a form of psychological torture.
In this sentence, 'tortyr' modifies 'psykisk' to describe a type of torture that pertains to psychological suffering.
Att utsätta någon för tortyr är omänskligt.
Subjecting someone to torture is inhumane.
The usage here emphasizes the ethical and moral perspective surrounding the act of torturing someone.
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