torture porn

noun

A horror subgenre focused on graphically depicting characters going through extreme physical suffering, emphasizing depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism.

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Meanings

nountorture porn (usually uncountable, plural torture porns)

plural torture porns

  1. uncountableusuallyA horror subgenre focused on graphically depicting characters going through extreme physical suffering, emphasizing depictions of violence, gore, nudity, torture, mutilation and sadism.
  2. broadlyderogatorysometimesuncountableusuallyAny piece of media where characters suffer gratuitously.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torture porn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torture%20porn.

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