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torment
noun
/ˈtɔːmɛnt/
mass noun
1 Severe physical or mental suffering.
1.1 count noun A cause of severe suffering.
verb
/tɔːˈmɛnt/
[with object]
Pronunciation /tɔːˈmɛnt/
1 Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.
1.1 Annoy or provoke in an unkind way.
Origin
Middle English (as both noun and verb referring to the infliction or suffering
of torture): Old French torment (noun), tormenter (verb), from Latin
tormentum ‘instrument of torture’, from torquere ‘to twist’.
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