torment

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
2. (countable, uncountable) Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

Concepten

kwelling

kwellen

martelen

koeioneren

marteling

mishandelen

folteren

treiteren

penitentie

temptatie

agonie

foltering

lijden

martelgang

leed

kwaal

pijn

pijnigen

plaag

plagen

smart

doodsstrijd

doodsangst

kopzorg

ondraaglijke

ondragelijke pijn

Synoniemen

torture

pain

harass

trouble

suffering

distress

agony

persecute

anguish

tease

worry

afflict

plague

affliction

oppress

vex

annoy

excruciate

rack

agonize

misery

hurt

ill-treat

grief

pester

bother

sorrow

harrow

irritate

bedevil

exasperate

injure

punish

make suffer

ordeal

curse

harassment

rag

vexation

tantalise

tire

molest

martyrdom

annoyance

exhaust

excruciation

sadness

suffer

hassle

harm

Vertalingen

tourmenter

quälen

tormentare

tormento

torture

tormento

tourment

tormento

Qual

torturer

atormentar

peinigen

atormentar

tortura

torturar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: torment

In summary

From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).