- 1torment somebody (formal) to make someone suffer very much synonym plague He was tormented by feelings of insecurity.
- 2torment somebody/something to annoy a person or an animal in a cruel way because you think it is amusing
torment
verbNAmE//tɔrˈmɛnt//, NAmE//ˈtɔrmɛnt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they torment he / she / it torments
past simple tormented
-ing form tormenting
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