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  1. torments [ plural ] great mental suffering and unhappiness: go through torments Nothing can describe the torments we went through while we were waiting for news. See more. [ C ] something or someone that causes great suffering or anger: torment to Writing reports was a monthly torment to him.

  2. The meaning of TORMENT is extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony. How to use torment in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Torment.

  3. 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.

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

  5. TORMENT definition: 1. to make someone suffer or worry a lot: 2. extreme unhappiness or pain. Learn more.

  6. Definition of torment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. T o torment is to afflict or harass as by incessant repetition of vexations or annoyances: to be tormented by doubts. T o 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.