noun🔗ShareKatapult, KriegsmaschineA catapult or other kind of war-engine."The soldiers used the ancient torment to hurl rocks at the enemy fortress. "Die Soldaten setzten die antike Kriegsmaschine ein, um Felsen auf die feindliche Festung zu schleudern.militaryweaponmachinewarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQual, PeinTorture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture."The student's fear of the upcoming exam was a constant torment. "Die Angst des Schülers vor der bevorstehenden Prüfung war eine ständige Qual.sufferinginhumanactionwarmindnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQual, Pein, LeidAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental."He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."Er war verbittert über die Qualen des Scheidungssystems.sufferingmindsensationemotionconditionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuälen, plagenTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."Das Kind quälte die Fliegen, indem es ihnen die Flügel ausriss.sufferingactionmindemotioncharacterinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading