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US
/ˈtɔɹˌmɛntɪd/
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[ UK /tɔːmˈɛntɪd/ ]
[ UK /tɔːmˈɛntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth -
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
a small tormented schoolboy
a tortured witness to another's humiliation
an anguished conscience
How To Use tormented In A Sentence
- They hold, there shalbe a resurrection, and all shall come to iudgement, but the account shalbe most streight, insomuch that but one of 10000 shalbe receiued to fauor, and those shall liue againe in this world in great happinesse: the rest shalbe tormented. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
- It attracts men beset by alcohol, drug and gambling woes along, increasingly, with those tormented by serious mental health issues.
- A year ago I arrived at her door sad, depressed, suicidal, and tormented by my demons.
- My 18-year-old grandson has been tormented with severe acne for more than three years.
- It was more like the "chivaree" with which ironic crowds tormented bridal couples back in Nimrim, Mo. We Can't Have Everything
- Unfortunately, in spite of some progress, many of these kids are still tormented and teased.
- My own belief in non-partisan politics is not the musing of an idealist, but the tormented cry of a desperate man.
- After having almost killed him, a group of bullies is tormented by a Nerd who uses black magic to get back at them. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
- He lives a miserable life, tormented by his aunt and uncle and his spoiled cousin.
- We've all been tormented by self-appointed experts who regularly criticize the weekly choice of music. Christianity Today