torment
VERBNOUN
/tɔr'mɛnt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
torment is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1R1M3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does torment mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Treat cruelly.
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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2
Subject to torture.
“The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
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3
Torment emotionally or mentally.
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NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
Extreme mental distress.
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The act of harassing someone.
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Unbearable physical pain.
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A severe affliction.
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A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented.
“so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”
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Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.
“the torments of the damned”
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