American English pronunciation
How to pronounce tormented
IPA transcription: ['tɔɹ,mɛntɪd]
Pronunciation variants: ['tɔɹ,mɛntɪd]['tɚ,mɛntɪd]
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Verb
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torment emotionally or mentally
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treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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subject to torture
“The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
Adjective
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experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
“an anguished conscience”
“a small tormented schoolboy”
“a tortured witness to another's humiliation”
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tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; - C.S.Lewis
“hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth”
Usage examples
- She was captured and tormented and received a poisoned wound.
- You never tormented your father about Ursula?
- He’s extraordinarily tormented.
- In some cases this brings the tormented soul of characters into mystic experiences.
- He felt tormented by his addictions, however, and wanted to change his life.