| torment | 1. An engine for casting stones. 2. Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind. "The more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel Torment within me." (Milton) 3. That which gives pain, vexation, or misery. "They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments." (Matt. Iv. 24) Origin: OF. Torment, F. Tourment, fr. L. Tormentum an engine for hurling missiles, an instrument of torture, a rack, torture, fr. Torquere to turn, to twist, hurl. See Turture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tormentil | <botany> A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea. Origin: F. Tormentille; cf. Pr, It, & NL. Tormentilla, Sp. Tormentila; all fr. L. Tormentum pain. So called because it is said to allay pain. See Torment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tormentor | 1. One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures. "Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings." (Milton) 2. <agriculture> An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tormentress | A woman who torments. "Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish them, as the scourge and tormentress of glory and honor." (Holland) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| torment | the act of harassing someone |
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| torment | a severe affliction |
| torment | intense feelings of suffering |
| torment | extreme mental distress |
| torment | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented |
| torment | unbearable physical pain |
| torment | subject to torture |
| torment | torment emotionally or mentally |
| torment | treat cruelly |
| torment | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain |
| torment | tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears |
| torment | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings |
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