苦刑梨（Pear of Anguish）是十六世纪欧洲用来进行刑罚和拷问的一种刑具。直到近代，这个刑具因为其设备紧闭时形状似一个梨才被某些博物馆称做「苦刑梨」。

有三种行为会受到苦刑梨惩罚，包括：

• 批评教会或宣传异教者；
• 同性恋者；
• 犯了通奸，或被判为女巫、娼妓的女性。

The pear of anguish, or choke pear is the modern name for a type of instrument displayed in some museums, consisting of a metal body (usually pear-shaped) divided into spoon-like segments that could be operated by turning a screw. The museum descriptions and some recent sources assert that the devices were used either as a gag, to prevent people from speaking, or internally as an instrument of torture, although these accounts have been disputed as implausible.