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/tˈɔrmˌɛntɪd/ Listen

verb

Torment v. t. (past & past part. tormented; pres. part. tormenting)

To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. " Art thou come hither to torment us before our time? "

To pain; to distress; to afflict. "Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented."

To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances. (Colloq.)

To put into great agitation. (R.) "(They), soaring on main wing, tormented all the air."

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"Tormented" Quotes from Famous Books

... is true, I ought to be pleased with the news of Don Silvio's faithlessness, because my heart, that was tormented by his love, is now at liberty to reject it; can justly refuse his addresses, and, without scruple, grant its favours to another. But what delight can my heart feel, if it suffers severely from other ...

— Don Garcia of Navarre • Moliere

... their shirts to relieve their agony. The horrid stench arising from so many persons being crowded together, and the entire want of the means of cleanliness, caused the inmates to become covered with vermin. They were also tormented by the intolerable thirst which no means were taken to allay. Their feeding was horrible; for they must be kept alive in some way, in order that the intentions of their gracious sovereign might be carried into ...

— The Huguenots in France • Samuel Smiles

... directed in part by Franklin himself, held the Indians in check, and mitigated the distress of the western counties; yet there was no safety for them throughout the two or three years when France was cheering on her hell-hounds against this tormented frontier. ...

— Montcalm and Wolfe • Francis Parkman

... and at last a great hero whose name was Hercules came to the land of the Caucasus. In spite of Jupiter's dread thunderbolts and fearful storms of snow and sleet, he climbed the rugged mountain peak; he slew the fierce eagles that had so long tormented the helpless prisoner on those craggy heights; and with a mighty blow, he broke the fetters of Prometheus and set the grand old ...

— Old Greek Stories • James Baldwin

... and children, would not suffer a breath of suspicion upon her honor. Well, we shall see whether you are right or not. It is high time for us to go to work. As you have promised me your assistance, I am quite hopeful, and believe we shall succeed in restoring peace to poor tormented Prussia. Go, then, your excellency, to perform your part; I will go to the Countess von Truchsess, to bring her the newspapers, and then it will be high time to conduct General Bertrand to the king. Well, Heaven bless us all, and cause Prussia to make ...

— Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia • L. Muhlbach

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