Torment | Mean of torment in English Dictionary

/ˈtoɚˌmɛnt/

• Noun
• extreme physical or mental pain
1. She lived in torment [=anguish] for the rest of her life.
2. No one could understand his inner torment.
3. After years of torment, she left her husband.
• something that causes extreme physical or mental pain
1. The mosquitoes were a constant torment.
• Verb
• to cause (someone or something) to feel extreme physical or mental pain
1. Flies tormented the cattle.
2. Not knowing where she was tormented him.
3. Stop tormenting [=annoying, teasing] your sister!
4. He was tormented by thoughts of death.
5. She was tormented by her classmates.