torment — ozdic

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

great | inner, mental, private

VERB + TORMENT

endure, suffer

He had to endure years of emotional torment after the accident.

be released from

PREP

in ~

She spent months in torment after losing her job, unsure how she would pay her bills.

PHRASES

a soul in torment

After losing her job, she became a soul in torment, unable to sleep or eat properly.

Definitions

noun

1

A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

2

Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

I've gone through living torment.

3

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

He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.

They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments.

verb

1

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

The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

Moyes, who never won a derby at Liverpool in 11 years as Everton manager, did not find the Etihad any more forgiving as City picked United apart in midfield, where Toure looked in a different class to United's £27.5m new boy Marouane Fellaini, and in defence as Aguero tormented Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of harassing someone

badgering
worrying
bedevilment

noun — a severe affliction

curse

noun — intense feelings of suffering

noun — extreme mental distress

noun — a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

harassment

noun — unbearable physical pain

torture

verb — subject to torture

verb — torment emotionally or mentally

verb — treat cruelly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

I've gone through living torment.

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02

He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.

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03

They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments.

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The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

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Moyes, who never won a derby at Liverpool in 11 years as Everton manager, did not find the Etihad any more forgiving as City picked United apart in midfield, where Toure looked in a different class to

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06

But the divine children were both noisy and mischievous. They tormented their venerable grandmother with their shrill uproar and tricky behaviour.

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Usage Notes

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