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supplice.

torture (especially a punishment resulting in death)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sy.plis/

  1. torture (especially a punishment resulting in death)

    masculine
    supplice de la roue
    supplice de la goutte d'eau

  2. torment (physical or mental)

    masculine
    J’ai une migraine, c'est un vrai supplice !

  3. capital punishment

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin supplicium.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.