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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb tawr-ment, tawr-ment; noun tawr-ment
Phonetic Transcription : verb tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; noun ˈtɔr mɛnt



Definition of tormented

Origin :
  • late 13c., "inflicting of torture," also "state of great suffering," from Old French tourment (11c.), from Latin tormentum "twisted sling, rack," related to torquere "to twist" (see thwart).
  • verb be or make very upset
Example sentences :
  • They were so tormented by this anxiety that they could not sleep.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • These feathers were the steel-headed arrows that had so tormented them.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • R—— is sacrificed to me; that R——, with whose cursed name you tormented me.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The letter is no sooner despatched than, tormented with remorse, he tries to recall it.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Then instead of helping my husband I tormented him by my jealousy, which I could not restrain.'
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • The sweet of nature is love; yet, if I have a friend I am tormented by my imperfections.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • He was leaning against the well, a tormented fury in his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • At times she charmed and attracted me, at others she tormented and irritated me.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "I mean worried and tormented," and then stopped again, for Drake had dropped his head.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • She was tormented by fears altogether disproportionate to their cause.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

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