torment
To cause severe suffering toTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
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Meaning
1 sensesTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.
quälen, peinigen
му́читьmúčitʹ, истяза́тьistjazátʹ
- torment emotionally or mentally
- treat cruelly
- subject to torture
Examples
88 sentencesTom tormented me.
Том мене катував. — deniko
deTom quälte mich. — Felixjp
I don't want to torment you any longer.
ruЯ не хочу тебя больше мучить. — Hayabusa
deIch möchte dich nicht länger quälen. — raggione
Stop tormenting yourself.
Tom tormented Mary.
Stop tormenting Tom.
ruПерестань мучить Тома. — Wezel
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something opeFrom Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).
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Forms
torments, tormenting, tormented, tormentedSynonyms
34 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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