Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antitorture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-tor-ture
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting against or opposing torture.

Example Sentences

"To be sure, Mr. Panetta emphasized that the president could not bypass antitorture statutes, as Bush lawyers claimed."

Etymology

From anti- + torture.

Inflected Forms

more antitorture (comparative) most antitorture (superlative)

Questions

What does antitorture mean?: Acting against or opposing torture.
Where does antitorture come from?: From anti- + torture.

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