noun🔗ShareEngin de guerre, catapulteA catapult or other kind of war-engine."The soldiers used the ancient torment to hurl rocks at the enemy fortress. "Les soldats ont utilisé l'ancien engin de guerre pour lancer des rochers sur la forteresse ennemie.militaryweaponmachinewarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTourment, suppliceTorture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture."The student's fear of the upcoming exam was a constant torment. "La peur de l'étudiant face à l'examen à venir était un tourment constant.sufferinginhumanactionwarmindnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTourment, supplice, angoisseAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental."He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."Il était amer à cause des tourments du système de divorce.sufferingmindsensationemotionconditionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourmenter, martyriserTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."L'enfant tourmentait les mouches en leur arrachant les ailes.sufferingactionmindemotioncharacterinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
