26984 words

torment

5 definitions • 10 examples
1
great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain:

Examples:

endure torment The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbours.
Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.
in torment He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do.
2

Examples:

go through torments Nothing can describe the torments we went through while we were waiting for news.
3
something or someone that causes great suffering or anger:

Examples:

torment to Writing reports was a monthly torment to him.
4
to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry:

Examples:

be tormented by/with The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.
It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings?
5
great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain:

Examples:

[ U ] After three days of torment, she went to a dentist.
[ C ] That child acts like it’s a torment to see me.

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