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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word torment, which can be a noun or a verb. Torment can mean extreme pain, a source of vexation, or the infliction of torture.
Learn the meaning of tormented, the past tense and participle of torment, a verb that means to cause someone or something to suffer or worry. See how to use tormented in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Find out the meaning and usage of the word tormented as an adjective and a verb, and explore its synonyms and antonyms. Learn how to cite, translate and play with tormented and other words in the Merriam-Webster thesaurus.
When you have a terrible decision to make, one that will end up hurting someone, you can say that you're tormented. If you're terribly worried about your grandfather's heart surgery, you might have a tormented expression on your face as you sit in the hospital waiting room.
Learn the meaning of torment as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the difference between torment and irony, and explore related words and phrases for pain and suffering.
To torment is to afflict or harass as by incessant repetition of vexations or annoyances: to be tormented by doubts. To rack is to affect with such pain as that suffered by one stretched on a rack; to concentrate with painful effort: to rack one's brains.
Add to word list. [ U ] great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: endure torment The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbors. Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.
