Torment Definition
tôrmĕnt
tormented, tormenting, torments
noun
torments
Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony.
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An instrument of torture or the torture inflicted.
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A source of pain, anxiety, or annoyance.
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verb
tormented, tormenting, torments
To torture.
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To cause great physical pain or mental anguish in.
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To annoy, harass, or tease.
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To stir up; agitate.
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Origin of Torment
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Middle English from Old French from Latin tormentum from torquēre to twist terkw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting"), from torquere (“to twist").
From Wiktionary
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