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English
Etymology
From Old French tourment, from Latin tormentum (“‘something operated by twisting’”), from torquere (“‘to twist’”).
Noun
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Singular torment |
Plural torments |
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.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:pain
Verb
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Infinitive to torment |
Third person singular torments |
Simple past tormented |
Past participle tormented |
Present participle tormenting |
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.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Translations
to cause severe suffering
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