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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.
TORMENT definition: 1. great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: 2. great mental suffering and…. Learn more.
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. Synonyms: anguish, distress, torture. something that causes great bodily or mental pain or suffering. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. an instrument of torture, as the rack or the thumbscrew.
Synonyms for TORMENT: agony, nightmare, torture, misery, horror, murder, hell, curse; Antonyms of TORMENT: heaven, pleasure, joy, delight, recreation, fun, entertainment, diversion.
torment. verb [ T ] us / tɔːrˈment / uk / tɔːˈment /. 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.
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 definition: 1. to make someone suffer or worry a lot: 2. extreme unhappiness or pain. Learn more.
