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   tor·ment

   noun

   • 1. severe physical or mental suffering: "their deaths have left both families in torment"
   • ▪ a cause of suffering: "the journey must have been a torment for them"

   verb

   • 1. cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering: "he was tormented by jealousy" Similar tortureafflictharrowplaguedistressagonizecause agony tocause suffering tocause pain toinflict anguish onexcruciatecrucifyrackpainmortifyworrytroubleabusemaltreatmistreatmolest
   • ▪ annoy or provoke in a deliberately unkind way: "every day I have kids tormenting me because they know I live alone" Similar teasetauntvictimizebullybaitchaffharassribscornirritatevexannoypesterbadgerharryhectorplaguebe a nuisance tobothertroublebedevilbe a pest tonagpersecuteworrynettlechivvyirkinformal:needleraghassleaggravateOpposite encouragesupport

   Word Origin Middle English (as both noun and verb referring to the infliction or suffering of torture): Old French torment (noun), tormenter (verb), from Latin tormentum ‘instrument of torture’, from torquere ‘to twist’.

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of torment, a word that describes extreme pain or distress of body or mind, or a cause of suffering. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of torment.

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   Torment is a noun or verb that means great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain. Learn how to use torment in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

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   1. /ˈtɔrˌmɛnt/ intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain. 2. /ˌtɔrˈmɛnt/ make suffer emotionally or mentally. IPA guide. Other forms: tormented; torments; tormenting. By repeatedly trying to make someone miserable you torment them. The noun torment is the result of the verb torment.

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   Torment definition: to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain. See examples of TORMENT used in a sentence.

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   Torment is a noun or verb that means great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain. Learn how to use torment in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

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   Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering, or something that causes it. Learn how to use torment as a noun or a verb, and see synonyms and examples of torment in sentences.

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   Torment is a noun that means extreme pain, especially mental pain, or a person or thing that causes this. Learn how to use it in sentences, pronounce it and find synonyms with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.