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torment
tor·ment T0277500 (tôr′mĕnt′)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′, tôr′mĕnt′) 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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
tor·ment′ing·ly adv.torment vb (tr) 1. to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish; torture2. to tease or pester in an annoying way: stop tormenting the dog. n 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 [C13: from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torquēre] torˈmented adj torˈmentedly adv torˈmenting adj, n torˈmentingly advtor•ment (v. tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; n. ˈtɔr mɛnt)
v.t. 1. to afflict with great, usu. incessant or repeated bodily or mental suffering. 2. to worry or annoy excessively; plague. 3. to throw into commotion; stir up; disturb. n. 4. a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. 5. something that causes pain or suffering. 6. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. 7. an instrument of torture, as the rack. 8. the infliction of torture. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin tormentum rope, catapult, torture; see torque1, -ment] tor•ment′ing•ly, adv. torment- aghast - From a verb agastea, "frighten," based on an Old English word meaning "torment."
- cruciation - Another word for torment or torture.
- crux - Originated as a reference to a real cross and its association with torment and trouble.
- dretch - To torment.
torment
Past participle: tormented
Gerund: tormenting
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| I torment | | you torment | | he/she/it torments | | we torment | | you torment | | they torment |
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| I tormented | | you tormented | | he/she/it tormented | | we tormented | | you tormented | | they tormented |
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| I am tormenting | | you are tormenting | | he/she/it is tormenting | | we are tormenting | | you are tormenting | | they are tormenting |
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| I have tormented | | you have tormented | | he/she/it has tormented | | we have tormented | | you have tormented | | they have tormented |
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| I was tormenting | | you were tormenting | | he/she/it was tormenting | | we were tormenting | | you were tormenting | | they were tormenting |
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| I had tormented | | you had tormented | | he/she/it had tormented | | we had tormented | | you had tormented | | they had tormented |
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| I will torment | | you will torment | | he/she/it will torment | | we will torment | | you will torment | | they will torment |
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| I will have tormented | | you will have tormented | | he/she/it will have tormented | | we will have tormented | | you will have tormented | | they will have tormented |
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| I will be tormenting | | you will be tormenting | | he/she/it will be tormenting | | we will be tormenting | | you will be tormenting | | they will be tormenting |
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| I have been tormenting | | you have been tormenting | | he/she/it has been tormenting | | we have been tormenting | | you have been tormenting | | they have been tormenting |
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| I will have been tormenting | | you will have been tormenting | | he/she/it will have been tormenting | | we will have been tormenting | | you will have been tormenting | | they will have been tormenting |
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| I had been tormenting | | you had been tormenting | | he/she/it had been tormenting | | we had been tormenting | | you had been tormenting | | they had been tormenting |
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| I would torment | | you would torment | | he/she/it would torment | | we would torment | | you would torment | | they would torment |
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| I would have tormented | | you would have tormented | | he/she/it would have tormented | | we would have tormented | | you would have tormented | | they would have tormented |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  torment - unbearable physical pain torturehurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" | | 2. |  torment - extreme mental distress anguish, torturedistress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" | | 3. |  torment - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"agony, torturehurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain | | 4. |  torment - a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"harassmentvexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation | | 5. |  torment - a severe affliction curseaffliction - a cause of great suffering and distress | | 6. |  torment - the act of harassing someone badgering, bedevilment, worryingharassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | | Verb | 1. |  torment - torment emotionally or mentally excruciate, torture, rackanguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" | | 2. |  torment - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"bedevil, dun, rag, frustrate, crucifymadden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nervesbeset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"persecute, oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" | | 3. |  torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"excruciate, tortureinjure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm torack - torture on the rackmartyrise, martyrize, martyr - torture and torment like a martyr |
tormentnoun1. suffering, distress, misery, pain, hell, torture, agony, anguish He spent days in torment while they searched for her.
suffering joy, happiness, rest, ease, comfort, encouragement, ecstasy, reassurance, bliss2. trouble, worry, bother, plague, irritation, hassle (informal), nuisance, annoyance, bane, pain in the neck (informal) the torments of being a writerverb1. torture, pain, distress, afflict, rack, harrow, crucify, agonize, excruciate At times, memories returned to torment her.
torture delight, reassure, make happy, encourage, ease, comfort, soothe, put at ease2. tease, annoy, worry, trouble, bother, provoke, devil (informal), harry, plague, irritate, hound, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), persecute, pester, vex, bedevil, chivvy, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), lead someone a merry dance (Brit. informal) My older brother used to torment me by singing it to me.tormentnoun1. A state of physical or mental suffering:affliction, agony, anguish, distress, hurt, misery, pain, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness.2. Excruciating punishment:hell, living hell, persecution, torture.Idiom: tortures of the damned.3. Something that annoys:aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, peeve, plague, vexation.verb1. To subject (another) to extreme physical cruelty, as in punishing:crucify, rack, torture.Idiom: put on the rack.2. To bring great harm or suffering to:afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torture.3. To come to mind continually:haunt, obsess, trouble, weigh on (or upon).4. To disturb by repeated attacks:annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, worry.Translationstorment (ˈtoːment) noun1. (a) very great pain, suffering, worry etc. He was in torment. 痛苦 痛苦2. something that causes this. 令人痛苦的事 令人痛苦的事 (toːˈment) verb to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to. She was tormented with worry/toothache. 使痛苦 使痛苦torˈmentor (-ˈmen-) noun a person who torments. 使痛苦的人或物 使痛苦的人或物IdiomsSeetorment into doingEncyclopediaSeetormentortorment
Synonyms for tormentnoun sufferingSynonyms- suffering
- distress
- misery
- pain
- hell
- torture
- agony
- anguish
Antonyms- joy
- happiness
- rest
- ease
- comfort
- encouragement
- ecstasy
- reassurance
- bliss
noun troubleSynonyms- trouble
- worry
- bother
- plague
- irritation
- hassle
- nuisance
- annoyance
- bane
- pain in the neck
verb tortureSynonyms- torture
- pain
- distress
- afflict
- rack
- harrow
- crucify
- agonize
- excruciate
Antonyms- delight
- reassure
- make happy
- encourage
- ease
- comfort
- soothe
- put at ease
verb teaseSynonyms- tease
- annoy
- worry
- trouble
- bother
- provoke
- devil
- harry
- plague
- irritate
- hound
- harass
- hassle
- aggravate
- persecute
- pester
- vex
- bedevil
- chivvy
- give someone grief
- lead someone a merry dance
Synonyms for tormentnoun a state of physical or mental sufferingSynonyms- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- distress
- hurt
- misery
- pain
- torture
- woe
- wound
- wretchedness
noun excruciating punishmentSynonyms- hell
- living hell
- persecution
- torture
noun something that annoysSynonyms- aggravation
- annoyance
- besetment
- bother
- irritant
- irritation
- nuisance
- peeve
- plague
- vexation
verb to subject (another) to extreme physical cruelty, as in punishingSynonymsverb to bring great harm or suffering toSynonyms- afflict
- agonize
- anguish
- curse
- excruciate
- plague
- rack
- scourge
- smite
- strike
- torture
verb to come to mind continuallySynonyms- haunt
- obsess
- trouble
- weigh on
verb to disturb by repeated attacksSynonyms- annoy
- bait
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- beset
- harass
- harry
- pester
- plague
- tease
- worry
Synonyms for tormentnoun unbearable physical painSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun extreme mental distressSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun intense feelings of sufferingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormentedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a severe afflictionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of harassing someoneSynonyms- badgering
- bedevilment
- worrying
Related Wordsverb torment emotionally or mentallySynonymsRelated Wordsverb treat cruellySynonyms- bedevil
- dun
- rag
- frustrate
- crucify
Related Words- madden
- beset
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivvy
- chivy
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- molest
- plague
- provoke
- hamstring
- badger
- beleaguer
- bug
- pester
- tease
- persecute
- oppress
verb subject to tortureSynonymsRelated Words- injure
- wound
- rack
- martyrise
- martyrize
- martyr
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