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Added 9 October 2026

torment

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ noun

In Latin: cruciātus, poena, malum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about torment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Unbearable physical pain.
Extreme mental distress.
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.
an agony of doubt

verb

Torment emotionally or mentally.
Treat cruelly.
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Subject to torture.
The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible

Origin

From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).

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