C1nounemotionspsychology
US/ˈtɔːr.ment/
UK/ˈtɔː.ment/
great pain or suffering in the body or mind, or something that causes it
In context
She lived in torment, waiting for news of her missing son.
The burns left him in torment for weeks.
Homework was a nightly torment for the whole family.
Words that go with torment
adjective + noun
- mental tormentThe novel describes the mental torment of a soldier after the war.
- emotional tormentBullying can cause emotional torment that lasts into adulthood.
- inner tormentThe singer's songs reveal the inner torment he hid from fans.
noun + preposition
- years of tormentShe finally spoke about her years of torment in an abusive marriage.
verb + noun
- endure tormentBefore modern painkillers, many patients had to endure terrible torment.