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Torment

Torment meaning

A catapult or other kind of war-engine. | Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. | Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

Example sentences (20)

St. Alphonsus Liguori reflected, “This great torment, then, which Mary endured for us — a torment which was more than a thousand deaths — deserves both our compassion and our gratitude.

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After Rey threw Dominik into the post, he actually took off his belt and whipped his son’s hide after months of torment.

Also, the Chairman of the Community Development Association and the representatives of the stakeholders, Mr. Lukmon Oke appreciated the government for relieving them of the daily torment and anxiety of building on government-acquired land.

Although she promised she'd take action, Kim kept her torment a secret from those closest to her.

Apparently, everywhere Ralphie goes he causes nothing but torment for his owners to the point where he's had to be rehomed multiple times.

As someone who didn't have his wife with him, he knows firsthand how this sort of torment hurts children.

At half-time, having watched Scott torment City defenders for 45 minutes, Keane added: "We highlighted him before the game, and you can see that he has a Jack Grealish about his play.

BOSTON — So what went wrong on the play Saturday night that in an instant turned triumph into torment for the Miami Heat?

Children are not spared this torment, she continues, her most emotional point in the interview.

He’ll now torment opposing QBs in the NFC West as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.

His mom had seen him and she intervened, but he was about 6 or 7 years old when this pack of adults decided they could assault and torment a child.

Indeed, all you have ended up achieving with your absolutely ridiculous escapade is to create avoidable torment for Nigerians and to further endanger the health of our already critically challenged national economy.

It is psychological torment.

It's the latest in a recent rash of winter storms to torment southern Ontario after last week's ice storm knocked out power to.

Role model Tanya previously spoke of the torment she suffered at the hands of cruel bullies which left her wanting to take her own life.

She described the torment of having to move her van everyday as she looked for a place to park so she could sleep for the night.

The past week has been sheer torment for John’s loving family, and indeed his extensive circle of friends and colleagues.

There, he led the Masters of Evil in a fight against Earth's Mightiest Heroes and would return to torment them on several occasions, updating his mechanical body in subsequent encounters.

The title does ultimately do a good job of summarizing the plot, seeing as the film centers on a widow who becomes trapped in an elevator inside her house, and then becomes the target of several home invaders who torment and threaten her.