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Word: Torment
Speech Type: Noun
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’
ˈtɔːmɛnt
severe physical or mental suffering
Short Definition:severe physical or mental suffering
Examples:- their deaths have left both families in torment
Word: Torment
Speech Type: Verb
tɔːˈmɛnt
cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering
Short Definition:cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering
Examples:- he was tormented by jealousy
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