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Synonyms
tor·ment (tôŕmĕnt́)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torquēre, to twist.]

noun 

  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

transitive verb: -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments. 

  1. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See synonyms at afflict
  2. To agitate or upset greatly.
  3. To annoy, pester, or harass.

derivatives

tor·ment́ing·ly
adverb