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# torment

noun (torment; a torment, torments); verb (torment, torments, tormented, tormenting)

«torment» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) Great pain or suffering, in body or mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#m1)
2. (noun) A person or thing that causes great suffering or annoyance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#m2)
3. (verb) To make someone suffer badly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#m3)
4. (verb) To tease or annoy someone (or an animal) on purpose, again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories «torment» shows deep suffering or a cruel character: a bully torments younger children. In everyday life «stop tormenting your sister» means stop teasing her. In school rules tormenting animals or people is never allowed. Phrases: «in torment», «torment someone», «tormented by».

### Examples

- Stop tormenting the cat! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x1)
- The bully tormented the younger children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x2)
- She was tormented by doubt before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x3)
- The mosquitoes were a torment all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x4)
- The prisoner lived in torment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x5)
- My brother torments me by hiding my things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x6)
- The thought of the exam tormented him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x7)
- "Now," said the lank grey beggarman, "I'll torment you no longer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/#x8)

### Note

Stress differs: noun «TOR-ment», verb «tor-MENT». Person: «tormentor». It is stronger than «tease». Tormenting people or animals is cruel; tell an adult if someone is being tormented.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories «torment» shows deep suffering or a cruel character: a bully torments younger children. In everyday life «stop tormenting your sister» means stop teasing her. In school rules tormenting animals or people is never allowed. Phrases: «in torment», «torment someone», «tormented by».

### Note

Stress differs: noun «TOR-ment», verb «tor-MENT». Person: «tormentor». It is stronger than «tease». Tormenting people or animals is cruel; tell an adult if someone is being tormented.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «torment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/torment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«torment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/torment.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «torment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/torment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«torment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/torment.html) on Mova free.