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- Dictionarytormenting/tɔːˈmɛntɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. inflicting severe physical or mental suffering: "peace from his tormenting thoughts"
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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.
to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry: The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes. be tormented by/with The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief. It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings?
noun. tor· ment ˈtȯr-ˌment. Synonyms of torment. 1. : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony. She wrung her hands piteously together, looking like a soul in torment. Lucy Maud Montgomery. 2. : a source of vexation or pain. Love is a delight; but hate a torment. Herman Melville.
verb [ T ] uk / tɔːˈment / us / tɔːrˈment /. to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry: The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes. be tormented by/with The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.
something that causes great bodily or mental pain or suffering. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. an instrument of torture, as the rack or the thumbscrew. the infliction of torture by means of such an instrument or the torture so inflicted. torment.
If you torment a person or animal, you annoy them in a playful, rather cruel way for your own amusement. My older brother and sister used to torment me by singing it to me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tease, annoy, worry, trouble More Synonyms of torment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Define tormenting. tormenting synonyms, tormenting pronunciation, tormenting translation, English dictionary definition of tormenting. n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.
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.
Definition of torment verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish; torture. 2. to tease or pester in an annoying way: stop tormenting the dog. n. 3. physical or mental pain. 4. a source of pain, worry, annoyance, etc. 5. archaic an instrument of torture. 6. archaic the infliction of torture. [C13: from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torquēre]
