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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.
2 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face. [ + of] He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car. Synonyms: suffering, distress, misery, pain More Synonyms of torment. 2. countable noun.
Torment, rack, torture suggest causing great physical or mental pain, suffering, or harassment. To torment is to afflict or harass as by incessant repetition of vexations or annoyances: to be tormented by doubts.
Torment Definition. tôrmĕnt. tormented, tormenting, torments. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. torments. Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An instrument of torture or the torture inflicted. Webster's New World.
torment somebody/something to annoy a person or an animal in a cruel way. Definition of torment verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
