Answer: tortured

AnswerCrossword Clue
TORTUREDWrenched out of shape
TORTUREDSuffering anguish.
TORTUREDRacked.
TORTUREDTwisted, as meanings
TORTURED"... with history" (like the Mississippi, to Hart Crane)
TORTUREDStretched much too far, as language
TORTUREDTaking great pains
torturedthe infliction of great pain, esp. for punishment or coercion
torturedto subject to torture
torturedTORTURE, to subject to severe physical pain
torturedextreme pain