noun Download 🔗Share A catapult or other kind of war-engine. Examples : "The Roman siege relied heavily on torments that hurled massive stones at the city walls. " military weapon machine war history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. Examples : "The museum displayed the torments used during the medieval period, like the rack and thumbscrews. " suffering inhuman action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental. Examples : "He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system." suffering mind sensation soul emotion condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.) Examples : "The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off." suffering emotion mind character action inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading