definition of
[torment]

[1] #1 torment n. [torture] unbearable physical pain. wn

[2] #2 torment v. [torture, excruciate, rack] torment emotionally or mentally. wn

[3] #3 torment n. [anguish, torture] extreme mental distress. wn

[4] #4 torment n. [agony, torture] intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned". wn

[5] #5 torment v. [rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher". wn