Meaning & use
torment
Severe physical or mental suffering, or a source of such suffering.
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The endless waiting for test results was pure torment for the whole family.
His guilty conscience became a private torment he could not escape.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'torment' means to cause someone ongoing suffering, often deliberately, as in siblings who torment each other.
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2. verb
To cause someone severe distress or suffering, often repeatedly.
The older boys tormented the new student until a teacher intervened.
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