torment

IPA: tˈɔrmɛnt

noun

  • (obsolete) A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
  • Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
  • Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

verb

  • (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
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Examples of "torment" in Sentences

  • He was tormented by the enemy.
  • This marks the beginning of his torment.
  • The Orthodox view the torment is eternal.
  • He is tormented by the traumas of the war.
  • He's tormented by the past but optimistic of the future.
  • Feel tormented, the tiger declare to challenge the king.
  • Kids tormented her in the hallways and on the playground.
  • The child grows up tormented and desperate for affection.
  • Because of this, Ali was constantly tormented by children in the town.
  • But the practice of renunciation does not entail the tormenting of the body.

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