βάσανο

Etymology
From, from ; modern sense developed from the association of investigations and inquisitions of prisoners with physical tortures.

Noun

 * 1) torture, torment, anguish, suffering extreme mental or emotional pain
 * 2)  ball and chain, trouble and strife, lord and master one's own partner or spouse
 * 1)  ball and chain, trouble and strife, lord and master one's own partner or spouse
 * 1)  ball and chain, trouble and strife, lord and master one's own partner or spouse

Usage notes
This noun is only for figurative senses of torture. Literal physical torture, for example as a lawful process, is usually denoted by.