| persecution | n penyeksaan, penganiayaan, penindasan: many French nobles fled the country at the time of the ~, ramai bangsawan Perancis yg melarikan diri dr negeri itu semasa penyeksaan thdp golongan mereka; suffer ~, menderita krn terseksa: they suffered ~ for their beliefs, mereka menderita krn terseksa akibat kepercayaan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| torture | n 1. act of inflicting severe pain deliberately in order to get information or as a punishment, penyeksaan: a cell in which many prisoners had been subjected to frightful ~, bilik kecil tempat ramai orang tahanan dikenakan penyeksaan yg mengerikan; they use various methods of ~, mereka menggunakan berbagai-bagai kaedah penyeksaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| child abuse | n /penganiayaan penyeksaan/ kanak-kanak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grisly | adj mengerikan, menakutkan: ~ implements of torture, perkakas penyeksaan yg mengerikan; a ~ story about cannibals, cerita yg menakutkan ttg kanibal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rack 1 | vt 1. torture on the rack , menyeksa [sso] di atas pangkin penyeksaan; 2. torment , (act. ) menyeksa; (pass.) terseksa: intense pain ~ed his body, rasa sakit yg amat sangat menyeksa tubuhnya; the murderer, ~ed by remorse, committed suicide, pembunuh itu membunuh diri akibat terseksa oleh rasa sesal yg mendalam; 3. oppress by charging excessive rent, memeras: some landlords ~ their tenants, sesetengah tuan rumah memeras penyewa mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purgatory | n 1. usu P~, (RC) state or place of temporary punishment where souls are purged of their sins, neraka; 2. (fig.) state of temporary misery, penyeksaan: he went through ~ while waiting to hear the result, dia merasakan suatu penyeksaan semasa menunggu keputusan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rack 1 | n 1. framework, stand , a. (for holding things ) rak: a plate - ~ , rak pinggan; a toast - ~ , rak roti bakar; mail ~ , rak surat; cake - ~ , redai (kuih); b. ( for hanging clothes, hat, etc ) tempat gantung ( approp n ): the customer did not put the suit back on the ~ , pelanggan itu tdk meletakkan semula sut itu pd tempat gantung baju; 2. shelf in railway carriage, airliner, etc , rak, para(-para): a luggage - ~ , rak bagasi; 3. toothed bar , rak; 4. instrument of torture , pangkin penyeksaan; on the ~ , ( fig. ) sangat terseksa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |