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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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   Jul 18, 2015 · 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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   TORMENT definition: 1. great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: 2. great mental suffering and…. Learn more.

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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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   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 meaning: 1. great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: 2. great mental suffering and…. Learn more.

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   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.

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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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   Torment Definition. Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony. An instrument of torture or the torture inflicted. A source of pain, anxiety, or annoyance. To torture.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontorment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    noun. /ˈtɔːment/ /ˈtɔːrment/ [uncountable, countable] (formal) extreme pain, especially mental pain; a person or thing that causes this synonym anguish. She suffered years of mental torment after her son's death. in torment the cries of a man in torment. The flies were a terrible torment. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

11. 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.