Buffalo
Buffalo verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Torture and buffalo are semantically related. in intimidate topic. In some cases you can use "Torture" instead a verb "Buffalo".
Nearby Word: buffaloed
Both words in one sentence
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Cold-Blooded Torture: Buffalo Bill enjoyed letting his captives loose in his basement, shooting their legs and watching them crawl around in the dark.
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In The Silence of the Lambs, when Buffalo Bill traps Catherine in a hole planning to starve, torture and kill her, Catherine saves herself by luring Bill's pet poodle into her prison, ensuring he can't kill her for fear that she'll hurt the dog.
Source: Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Torture and Buffalo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffalo/torture
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