torture chamber

• Ein Raum oder Bereich, der speziell dafür eingerichtet und ausgestattet ist, um starke körperliche oder psychische Schmerzen zuzufügen, meist für Verhöre, Bestrafung oder Nötigung.

A room or space specifically designed and equipped for the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain, typically used for interrogation, punishment, or coercion.

1. Room for inflicting painC1formal

   A room or space specifically designed and used for the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain, typically for interrogation or punishment.

   Folterkammer

   • The historical museum displayed a replica of a medieval torture chamber.
   • The prisoners were held in a dark torture chamber beneath the castle.
   • The novel vividly described the horrors of the torture chamber.

2. Metaphorical extreme discomfortB2informal

   A situation or place that causes extreme mental or physical suffering, often used figuratively.

   Folterkammer (im übertragenen Sinne)

   • The dentist's office felt like a torture chamber to him.
   • The final exam was a torture chamber for the unprepared students.
   • The long, boring meeting was a torture chamber for everyone in the room.