Torment

noun

Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.nounA catapult or other kind of war-engine.

2.nounTorture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

3.nounAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

"He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."

4.verbTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."

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