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Eventually I came to terms with the fact that if I wanted to lead a life without torment, it was a necessary evil.

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Quick take

unbearable physical pain

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of torment gathered in one view.

noun

unbearable physical pain

noun

extreme mental distress

noun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for torment.

noun

unbearable physical pain

See also: torture

noun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

See also: agony, torture

noun

a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

See also: harassment

noun

a severe affliction

See also: curse

verb

subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

See also: torture, excruciate

Example sentences

1

Eventually I came to terms with the fact that if I wanted to lead a life without torment, it was a necessary evil.

2

I would have welcomed death 10 or 11 years ago because I was in constant excruciating pain and couldn't sleep and every minute of the day was torment.

3

A generation later, the grandson says, "If you disobey me, my grandfather will torment you forever in the afterlife.

4

The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.-- C. S. Lewis

5

I think this is very good news: it could mean that Apple ran out of ways to torment developers and brought in a third party to fill the gap. Personally I would have opted for forcing new developers to cross-validate each other's documentation after translating it into Esperanto.

6

"Some of us, however, remember the torment, the humiliation, the violence, the scorn and the ostracism of finding science, electronics, and computers fascinating.

7

Some of us, however, remember the torment, the humiliation, the violence, the scorn and the ostracism of finding science, electronics, and computers fascinating.

8

The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

9

The robber barons cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

10

The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

11

Yet untold millions starve, are beaten, tortured, abused, have lives of unimaginable torment and despair, and you have the gall to talk about how the privileged few should not work so hard?How about those of us born into a life of privilege work harder until suffering is alleviated, until pain is removed, until equality is reached.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use torment in a sentence?

Eventually I came to terms with the fact that if I wanted to lead a life without torment, it was a necessary evil.

What does torment mean?

unbearable physical pain

What part of speech is torment?

torment is commonly used as noun, verb.