torment

About 2.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
2. noun Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

   I've gone through living torment.

3. noun Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

   He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.

4. verb To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

   The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

Similar words

rack rag dun torture excruciate agony harassment anguish bedevilment badgering

Often followed by

of and me to him the in her for

Word family

tormented tormenting torments