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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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