Definitions for torment
tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; ˈtɔr mɛnttor·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. torture, tormentnoun

   unbearable physical pain

2. anguish, torment, torturenoun

   extreme mental distress

3. agony, torment, torturenoun

   intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

   "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

4. harassment, tormentnoun

   a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

   "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

5. curse, tormentnoun

   a severe affliction

6. badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilmentverb

   the act of harassing someone

7. torment, torture, excruciate, rackverb

   torment emotionally or mentally

8. torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrateverb

   treat cruelly

   "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

9. torture, excruciate, tormentverb

   subject to torture

   "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tormentnoun

   A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

2. tormentnoun

   Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

3. tormentnoun

   Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

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

4. tormentverb

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

   The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

5. Etymology: torment, from tormentum

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Tormentnoun

   Etymology: tourmenter, Fr.

   1. To put to pain; to harrass with anguish; to excruciate.

   No sleep close up that deadly eye of thine,
   Unless it be while some tormenting dream
   Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils. William Shakespeare.

   I am glad to be constrain’d to utter what
   Torments me to conceal. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Art thou come to torment us before the time? Mat. viii.

   2. To teaze; to vex with importunity.3. To put into great agitation. [ tormente, Fr. a great storm.]

   They soaring on main wing
   Tormented all the air. John Milton.

2. TORMENTnoun

   Etymology: tourment, French.

   1. Any thing that gives pain.

   They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and he healed them. Mat.

   2. Pain; misery; anguish.3. Penal anguish; torture.

   No prisoners there, inforc’d by torments, cry;
   But fearless by their old tormentors lie. George Sandys, Paraph.

   Not sharp revenge, not hell itself can find
   A fiercer torment than a guilty mind,
   Which day and night doth dreadfully accuse,
   Condemns the wretch, and still the charge renews. Dryd.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. torment

   Torment refers to severe physical or mental suffering, anguish, or distress. It can also refer to the act of inflicting such suffering or distress on someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tormentnoun

   an engine for casting stones

2. Tormentnoun

   extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind

3. Tormentnoun

   that which gives pain, vexation, or misery

4. Tormentverb

   to put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture

5. Tormentverb

   to pain; to distress; to afflict

6. Tormentverb

   to tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances

7. Tormentverb

   to put into great agitation

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torment

   Torment is the second set in the Odyssey Block for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This expansion set, which focused on black, is unique in that it is the first set to focus on a single color. It has 40 Black cards, 28 Blue cards, 28 Red cards, 21 Green Cards and 21 White cards. This imbalance is, however, balanced by the release of the third expansion set in the Odyssey Block, Judgment.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torment

   tor′ment, n. torture: anguish: that which causes pain.—v.t. Torment′, to torture: to put to extreme pain, physical or mental: to distress: to afflict.—p.adj. Tormen′ted (U.S.), a euphemism for damned.—adj. Tormen′ting, causing torment.—adv. Tormen′tingly, in a tormenting manner.—ns. Tormen′tor, -er, one who, or that which, torments: (B.) a torturer, an executioner: a long meat-fork: a wing in the first groove of a stage; Tormen′tum, a whirligig. [O. Fr.,—L. tormentum, an engine for hurling stones—L. torquēre, to twist.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. torment

   Song lyrics by torment -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by torment on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Affliction
   • Anguish
   • Injure
   • Pain
   • Suffering

How to pronounce torment ?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say torment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of torment in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of torment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of torment in a Sentence

1. William Blake, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", 1790:

   As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs.

2. Connie Leyva:

   It is unacceptable for any employer to try to silence a worker because he or she was a victim of any type of harassment or discrimination -- whether due to race, sexual orientation, religion, age or any other characteristic, sB 331 will empower survivors to speak out -- if they so wish -- so they can hold perpetrators accountable and hopefully prevent abusers from continuing to torment and abuse other workers.

3. Elizabeth Báthory:

   God, if you exist behind the Holy Scriptures then you have abandoned me. In war hundreds are killed and tortured and they are left there to rot and feed the vultures. And yet, we glorify our warriors. We give them laurel wreaths and honors. But all I get is torment, I cannot be humiliated this way. Give me an illness that will kill me fast. I cannot do it myself, I must go to heaven. Amen.

4. Sarah Wentz:

   He can’t just use that as a defense, he wasn’t court appointed to oppress her or abuse her or torment her.

5. Jamie Lynn:

   He spent most of my life in that cycle of ruinous behavior. His bouts of drinking always causing periods of torment and sorrow.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=torment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Torment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=torment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torment
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=torment
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=torment