Kill and Torture

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Torture and kill are semantically related. in hurt topic. In some cases you can use "Torture" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Torture verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

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Kill and torture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Torture".

Nearby Words: tortured, torturous, torturing, torturer

human	human kill	human torture
good	good kill	good torture
long	long kill	long torture
brutal	brutal kill	brutal torture
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, outright, literal.

character	kill character	torture character
man	kill man	torture man
guy	kill guy	torture guy
people	kill people	torture people
Other words: children, family, someone, mother, father, brother, anyone, enemy, everyone, son, humans, friends, enemies.

This is all well and good except that along the way several innocent people are harmed because of the hero's refusal to just kill the villain and the killer ultimately snaps and proceeds to torture or kill the hero's loved ones.

Source: Roaring Rampage Of Revenge / Film
He considers these followers mere tools in his war against the Lords, and thinks nothing of asking them to kill or torture innocents.

Source: Literature / Lords Of The Underworld
Instead, he talks and gloats for a bit, then leaves John for his henchmen to torture and kill.

Source: Film / John Wick

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