Torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. Past simple and past participle of torment 2 To cause a person or animal to suffer or worry To torment is to afflict or harass as by incessant repetition of vexations or annoyances To be tormented by doubts To rack is to affect with such pain as that suffered by one stretched on a rack
To concentrate with painful effort To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish To annoy, pester, or harass Tormented by the children's pleas to be taken to the mall. A middle school student whose best friend is ignoring her could also be described as tormented The adjective is especially good for talking about a mental pain or anguish, and its ultimate root is the latin word torquere, to twist.
Torture | meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in american english To be tormented without a clear definition of the self is a distinctly modern affliction My limbs were tormented by the fire in my belly Tortured, frustrated, harassed, provoked, persecuted, plagued, harried, badgered Satisfied, happy, pleased, content, calm, delighted, serene, placid With richard carlson, susan gordon, lugene sanders, juli reding
A man lets a former flame fall to her death rather than let her interfere with his new relationship, but her ghost returns to disrupt his impending nuptials.
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