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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Synonyms for TORMENTED: tortured, frustrated, harassed, provoked, persecuted, plagued, harried, badgered; Antonyms of TORMENTED: satisfied, happy, pleased, content, calm, delighted, serene, placid.

  4. To torment is to afflict or harass as by incessant repetition of vexations or annoyances: to be tormented by doubts. To 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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  6. When you have a terrible decision to make, one that will end up hurting someone, you can say that you're tormented. If you're terribly worried about your grandfather's heart surgery, you might have a tormented expression on your face as you sit in the hospital waiting room.

  7. Define tormented. tormented synonyms, tormented pronunciation, tormented translation, English dictionary definition of tormented. n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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

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