noun🔗ShareA catapult or other kind of war-engine."The soldiers used the ancient torment to hurl rocks at the enemy fortress. "militaryweaponmachinewarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture."The student's fear of the upcoming exam was a constant torment. "sufferinginhumanactionwarmindnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental."He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."sufferingmindsensationemotionconditionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."sufferingactionmindemotioncharacterinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading