torment

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Synonyms: torrent, torpent, forment, torent, norment, storment

Antonyms: torrent, torpent, forment, torent, norment, storment

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[catapult]] or other kind of war-engine.
2. [[torture|Torture]], originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
3. Any extreme pain, [[anguish]] or [[misery]], either [[physical]] or [[mental]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause severe [[suffering]] to (stronger than ''to [[vex]]'' but weaker than ''to [[torture]].'')

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