torment torment /tɔrˈmɛnt/

noun

1. () Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain  ( torture , torment , agony )
   intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
    An agony of doubt
   an agony of doubt
    The torments of the damned
   the torments of the damned
   
   
2. () Extreme mental distress  ( torment , torture , anguish )
   extreme mental distress
     The mother's heart was filled with anguish when she couldn't find her lost child.
   The mother's heart was filled with anguish when she couldn't find her lost child.
   
   
3. () Unbearable physical pain  ( torture , torment )
   unbearable physical pain
   
4. The act of harassing someone  ( badgering , bedevilment , torment , worrying )
   the act of harassing someone
   
5. A severe affliction  ( curse , torment )
   a severe affliction
   
   
6. A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented  ( harassment , torment )
   a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
    So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
   so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
   

verb

1. () Torment emotionally or mentally  ( excruciate , rack , torment , torture )
   torment emotionally or mentally
     Waiting for the exam results felt like torture, as the outcome determined my future.
   Waiting for the exam results felt like torture, as the outcome determined my future.
   
2. Subject to torture  ( excruciate , torment , torture )
   subject to torture
    The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
   The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
   
3. Treat cruelly  ( bedevil , dun , frustrate , crucify , rag , torment )
   treat cruelly
    The children tormented the stuttering teacher
   The children tormented the stuttering teacher