I would be grateful if I could get some of my money back, because the days in Scotland were a torture to me.

torture 是名词，来自动词 torture（折磨、拷问），指"极度痛苦或折磨的经历"。这个词源自拉丁语 tortura（扭曲、折磨），描述身体或精神上遭受的剧烈痛苦。