torment
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French tourment, from Latin tormentum (“‘something operated by twisting’”), from torquere (“‘to twist’”).
[edit] Noun
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torment (plural torments)
- (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.
- He was bitter from the torments of the insipid divorce system.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtɔːmɛnt/
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[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:pain
[edit] Translations
extreme pain
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[edit] Verb
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to torment (third-person singular simple present torments, present participle tormenting, simple past and past participle tormented)
- (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
- The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.
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to cause severe suffering