Synonyms for tormented

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb tawr-ment, tawr-ment; noun tawr-ment

Phonetic Transcription : verb tɔrˈmɛnt, ˈtɔr mɛnt; noun ˈtɔr mɛnt

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Définition 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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