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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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   What is the difference between torment and torture?

   • torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. rack stresses straining or wrenching. Noun No one could understand his inner torment. After years of torment, she left her husband. The mosquitoes were a constant torment.

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   What is the difference between afflict and torment?

   • afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance.

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   What does it mean to be tormented without a clear definition?

   • To be tormented without a clear definition of the self is a distinctly modern affliction. My limbs were tormented by the fire in my belly. The emperor - seeks forgiveness for rebelling and imprisoning his father and so, by extension, to avoid the torment of hellfire.

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   What does torment mean?

   • 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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   What does 'tormented by' mean?

   • 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? [ U ] After three days of torment, she went to a dentist. [ C ] That child acts like it’s a torment to see me.

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   Where did the word 'torment or tormented' come from?

   • The term 'torment or tormented' comes from the Greek word Basanos (βάσανος), Strong’s Concordance G931. This word is used as 'torment' (3x) in the Bible. The primary definition of this word in biblical use is:

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   By repeatedly trying to make someone miserable you torment them. The noun torment is the result of the verb torment.

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