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torment

tor·ment

UK/tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/ US/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mənt/ fairly common
noun (6) verb (3)

noun

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intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

  • “an agony of doubt”
  • “the torments of the damned”
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4.

a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

  • “so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”
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5.

a severe affliction

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6.

the act of harassing someone

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verb

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treat cruelly

  • “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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3.

subject to torture

  • “The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
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Origin

From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).

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