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    tormented
    /tɔːˈmɛntɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. experiencing or characterized by severe physical or mental suffering: "he is a tormented genius"

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  2. 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. It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings?

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      TORE definition: 1. past simple of tear 2. past simple of...

    • English

      torments [ plural ] great mental suffering and unhappiness:...

  3. Torment can be a noun meaning extreme pain or anguish, or a verb meaning to cause severe distress or annoyance. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases for torment.

  4. 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.

  5. Torment is a noun or verb that means great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain. Learn how to use torment in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering, or something that causes it. Learn how to use torment as a noun or a verb, and see synonyms and examples of torment in sentences.