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torment

noun

Meaning

  1. A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
  2. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
  3. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
  4. To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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