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torments [ plural ] great mental suffering and unhappiness: go through tormentsNothing can describe the torments we went through while we were waiting for news. See more. [ C ] something or someone that causes great suffering or anger: torment toWriting reports was a monthly torment to him.
See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for torment. afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress.
Define tormenting. tormenting synonyms, tormenting pronunciation, tormenting translation, English dictionary definition of tormenting. n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.
Synonyms for TORMENTING: painful, cruel, torturous, harsh, agonizing, hurtful, bitter, horrible; Antonyms of TORMENTING: gratifying, pleasing, sweet, bearable, tolerable, endurable, sustainable, acceptable
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. the infliction of torture by means of such an instrument or the torture so inflicted. torment.
Definition of torment verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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