torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
Example Sentences
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"It's like he's mocking and tormenting us," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The pressure creeps up gradually, almost imperceptible day to day, tormenting inhabitants with uncertainty as they watch their city close down around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I love the people I work with. When you love something, it’s tormenting to lose it.”
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
"It is very tormenting as I have to look at... things I do not want to see," Fung told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
“My flesh is withered, Father, but not my spirit! The devil is tormenting me.”
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
