torment
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈtɔrˌmɛnt/
- NSFW
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tormento
- Mr Speaker, as a mother, I cannot begin to imagine the pain and torment of losing a child.
- suffer torment
- inner torment
- physical torment
That piece of cake was not at all worth the torment that I'm experiencing now.
- That piece of cake was not at all worth the torment that I'm experiencing now.
- Art has been creativity has been the place where torment drops away.
- And he says that if the thought brings torment, we don't willingly return to it.
- The plight of men, the burden of dreams and the torments of time.
- I, I get not letting the torment of being too cautious ruin the endeavor.
- So he says, slaves fear their master because of torments.
- And when I'm with family, relatives, wife, kids, an endless torment.
- But then the government, they make their money off of people's misery, the torment.
- We're not quite talking about Radiohead levels of grief and torment here.
- And I'm, I'm pretty sure there was a mention of like eternal torment in in some fiery hell, right.
- When one has to work as hard as we do, one can't stand this continual torment at home on top of it.
- And he said, And Tallulah said, you know, for him, love and family are kind of associated with those psychological torments.
- It would grow back at night, and he would face the torment again day after day because he pissed off the dudes in power.
- Am I coming home seeing torment where it should be seen?
- There is nowhere to hide the wounds, and here they are, torments in a repetitive station of pain.
Examples
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Until Jerry encouraged me to face the truth, I was in torment.
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As the years went by, alone and isolated, the maid's torment grew worse.
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Can you live with that amount of torment?
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Her fear of sex made physical passion a torment even on her wedding night.
Academic text (1994) -
Lucy could not think about any torment more terrible than her own.
Fiction book (1991) -
No power on earth can give you back the lives lost, the pain suffered, the years of internal torment and anguish.
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When bullying is ignored or downplayed, students suffer ongoing torment and harassment.
Academic text (2008) -
He took all that torment, all that agony, all that confusion and pain, and he transformed it into something beautiful.
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Robyn stood stiff, her face a cold mask that belied the torment seething inside her.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mr Speaker, as a mother, I cannot begin to imagine the pain and torment of losing a child.
Synonyms
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3.7
A very painful or difficult experience
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1.8
A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something
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4.6
Repeatedly annoying or frightening someone to upset them
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2.8
A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering
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7.2
Very strong mental or physical pain that is hard to bear
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3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
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6.8
A very strong, painful feeling of worry or sadness
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6.7
A condition that causes great pain or suffering, often from illness
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9.0
A temporary state of painful waiting before things get better
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6.8
A place or situation that causes great suffering and pain
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9.3
Very painful suffering that feels like being punished or tortured
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7.1
A state of great unhappiness and suffering often caused by poverty
The act of causing very severe pain to someone
Repeated acts that keep annoying or hurting someone
A joking way to describe something very annoying or upsetting to experience
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Etymology
The word torment comes from the Latin tormentum, from a root meaning 'to twist'. Imagine pain as a physical 'twist' in the body or mind, so torment now means severe suffering.