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Torment

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Noun

1. torment, torture

unbearable physical pain

2. anguish, torment, torture

extreme mental distress

3. agony, torment, torture

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

Example Sentences:
'an agony of doubt'
'the torments of the damned'

4. harassment, torment

a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

Example Sentences:
'so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors'

5. curse, torment

a severe affliction

6. badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying

the act of harassing someone

Verb

7. excruciate, rack, torment, torture

torment emotionally or mentally

8. bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

Example Sentences:
'The children tormented the stuttering teacher'

9. excruciate, torment, torture

subject to torture

Example Sentences:
'The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Torment

see synonyms of torment
verb (tɔːˈmɛnt ) (transitive)
1. 
to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish; torture
2. 
to tease or pester in an annoying way
stop tormenting the dog
noun (ˈtɔːmɛnt )
3. 
physical or mental pain
4. 
a source of pain, worry, annoyance, etc
5. archaic
an instrument of torture
6. archaic
the infliction of torture

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Torment

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noun
1.  Obsolete
an instrument of torture or the torture inflicted
2. 
great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony
3. 
a source of pain, anxiety, or annoyance
verb transitive
4.  Rare
to torture
5. 
to cause great physical pain or mental anguish in
6. 
to annoy, harass, or tease
7.  Obsolete
to stir up; agitate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Torment

see synonyms of torment
n.
1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.
tr.v. (tôr-mĕnt, tôrmĕnt′) tor·ment·ed, tor·ment·ing, tor·ments
1. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See Synonyms at afflict.
2. To annoy, pester, or harass: tormented by the children's pleas to be taken to the mall.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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