torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
had tormented
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past perfectof torment.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In painful detail, she described the splitting headaches, body aches, chills, high fevers and hallucinations that had tormented her for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It gave him answers against a Rangers lineup that had tormented him in two previous outings — an AL West lineup he’s sure to see again this year, and beyond.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He answered all the questions that had tormented Elena about her father's disappearance.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023
Posts by the person calling themself Meachen's daughter said that Meachen's grieving family wanted no part of the book world that had tormented Meachen.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2023
At dinner, an older boy named Vic Morgeroff had tormented Reynie for using the word “enjoyable” to describe the book he was reading.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
