Torture
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To intentionally inflict pain or suffering on (someone).
Example sentence: Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and human rights should bear in mind that they will find it increasingly hard to escape the judgement of their own people, or where warranted, the reach of international law.
Agony
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Violent contest or striving.Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.The last struggle of life; death struggle.
Example sentence: In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.