English dictionary
torment
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
- Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
- Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
verb
- To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
Example sentences
He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system.
The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.