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torments

  • plural
    of torment.
    torment
    verb (used with object)
    to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
  • present tense form
    of torment (3rd person singular).
    torment
    verb (used with object)
    to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.

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The enduring myth of the tower as a site of cruel torments has a lot to do with Ainsworth’s melodramatic novel, which adapts the true story of Lady Jane Grey, the “nine days queen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Even at a distance - about a quarter of a mile away - the acrid smell torments my nostrils.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

After spending time in the divine abyss, we’re back in reality, ripped from the stratosphere and placed into one of life’s most mundane torments: the hygienist’s chair.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

Solange’s disgusting behavior as she torments her housemates is what the Eggers seem to be getting at.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

Our minds were turned, I suppose, to our fates, should our expedition fail, and to the torments that awaited us; and thus our conversation turned upon the dismal subject of punishment.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson