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   torment

   noun

   • 1. severe physical or mental suffering: "their deaths have left both families in torment" Similar agonysufferingtorturepainanguishmiserydistressafflictiontraumawretchednesswoehellpurgatoryrare:excruciationOpposite pleasurejoy
   • ▪ a cause of severe suffering: "the journey must have been a torment for them" Similar ordealafflictionscourgecurseplaguebanethorn in someone's side/fleshcross to bearcalamitysorrowtribulationvexationpersecutiontroublepestirritationirritantannoyanceworrynuisancemisfortunebotherdiscomfortsorenessharassmentinformal:pain in the neck

   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 an 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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   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.

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   noun. uk / ˈtɔː.ment / us / ˈtɔːr.ment / 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 neighbours. Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTORMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / ˈtɔːr.ment / uk / ˈtɔː.ment / 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.

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   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.

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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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   Define torment. torment synonyms, torment pronunciation, torment translation, English dictionary definition of torment. n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTORMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

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    Definitions of 'torment' 1. Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. [...] 2. A torment is something that causes extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. [...] 3. If something torments you, it causes you extreme mental suffering. [...] More. Conjugations of 'torment' present simple: I torment, you torment [...]

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtorment verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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