American English pronunciation
How to pronounce torments
IPA transcription: ['tɔɹ,mɛnts]
Pronunciation variants: ['tɔɹ,mɛnts]['tɚ,mɛnts]
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Noun
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extreme mental distress
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intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
“an agony of doubt”
“the torments of the damned”
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unbearable physical pain
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a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
“so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”
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a severe affliction
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the act of harassing someone
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”
Usage examples
- And in torments thou didst prove to be courageous.