Hell as a place of eternal torment
She has suffered great mental torment.
the torment inflicted on a young girl by her mother
He was a man in torment.
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Torment — Datos generales Origen Arequipa, Perú … Wikipedia Español
Torment — Pays d’origine Perou !Pérou … Wikipédia en Français
Torment — Tor ment, n. [OF. torment, F. tourment, fr. L. tormentum an engine for hurling missiles, an instrument of torture, a rack, torture, fr. torquere to turn, to twist, hurl. See {Turture}.] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine for casting stones. [Obs.] Sir T … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torment — may refer to the following:* The feeling of pain or suffering. * Causing to suffer, torture. * Torment (film) ( Hets ), 1944 film, directed by Alf Sjöberg, screenplay by Ingmar Bergman * , a Magic: The Gathering expansion set released in 2002 * … Wikipedia
torment — Torment, Tormentum, Torsio, Afflictatio, Crux, Cruciatus. Tormens intolerables à l homme, Intolerandi humanae prudentiae cruciatus. Liu. lib. 23. Grief torment, Vexatio. Estant en tourment, Inter poenam. En grand torment, Cruciabiliter. C est… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
torment — ► NOUN 1) severe physical or mental suffering. 2) a cause of torment. ► VERB 1) subject to torment. 2) annoy or tease unkindly. DERIVATIVES tormentor noun … English terms dictionary
Torment — Tor*ment , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tormented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tormenting}.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.] 1. To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. Art thou come hither to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torment — [n] severe mental distress affliction, agony, anguish, annoyance, bane, bother, excruciation, harassment, hell, irritation, misery, nag, nagging, nuisance, pain, pain in the neck*, persecution, pest, plague, provocation, rack, scourge, suffering … New thesaurus
torment — I noun abomination, acute distress, affliction, agony, angst, anguish, annoyance, bane, constant anxiety, convulsion, despair, distress, extreme pain, harassment, infliction, misery, oppression, pain, pique, scourge, torture, vexation II verb… … Law dictionary
torment — vb torture, rack, *afflict, try Analogous words: *worry, annoy, harry, harass, plague, pester: distress, *trouble: *bait, badger, hector: agonize, *writhe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
torment — [tôr′ment΄; ] for v. [ tôr ment′, tôr′ment΄] n. [OFr < L tormentum, a rack, instrument of torture, torture, pain, orig., machine for twisting or throwing < torquere, to twist, whirl around, fling: see TORT] 1. Obs. an instrument of torture… … English World dictionary
