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- [verb tawr-ment, tawr-ment; noun tawr-ment]
- /verb tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; noun ˈtɔr mɛnt/
- /ˈtɔː.ment/
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- [verb tawr-ment, tawr-ment; noun tawr-ment]
- /verb tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; noun ˈtɔr mɛnt/
Definitions of torment word
- verb with object torment to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches. 1
- verb with object torment to worry or annoy excessively: to torment one with questions. 1
- verb with object torment to throw into commotion; stir up; disturb. 1
- noun torment a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. 1
- noun torment something that causes great bodily or mental pain or suffering. 1
- noun torment a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance. 1
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Origin of torment
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin tormentum rope, catapult, torture < *torkw-ment- (see torque, -ment); (v.) Middle English tormenten < Old French tormenter, derivative of torment (compare Late Latin tormentāre)
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Parts of speech for Torment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
torment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
torment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for torment
noun torment
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- abomination — If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
- abusiveness — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
verb torment
- afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- badger — A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
Antonyms for torment
noun torment
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- coziness — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- ecstasy — rapturous delight.
- cosiness — (chiefly, British) The state or quality of being cosy.
- wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
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