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verb [ T ] uk / tɔːˈment / us / tɔːrˈment / to cause a person or animal to suffer or worry: The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes. be tormented by/with The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.
noun. uk / ˈtɔː.ment / us / ˈtɔːr.ment / Add to word list. [ U ] great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: 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.
noun. tor· ment ˈtȯr-ˌment. Synonyms of torment. 1. : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony. She wrung her hands piteously together, looking like a soul in torment. Lucy Maud Montgomery. 2. : a source of vexation or pain. Love is a delight; but hate a torment. Herman Melville.
When you have a terrible decision to make, one that will end up hurting someone, you can say that you're tormented. If you're terribly worried about your grandfather's heart surgery, you might have a tormented expression on your face as you sit in the hospital waiting room.
noun. a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. Synonyms: anguish, distress, torture. something that causes great bodily or mental pain or suffering. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. an instrument of torture, as the rack or the thumbscrew.
1. /ˈtɔrˌmɛnt/ intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain. 2. /ˌtɔrˈmɛnt/ make suffer emotionally or mentally. IPA guide. Other forms: tormented; torments; tormenting. By repeatedly trying to make someone miserable you torment them. The noun torment is the result of the verb torment.
Definition of torment verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
