torment

«torment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Great pain or suffering, in body or mind — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (torment; a torment, torments); verb (torment, torments, tormented, tormenting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) Great pain or suffering, in body or mind. tree →

2) (noun) A person or thing that causes great suffering or annoyance. tree →

3) (verb) To make someone suffer badly. tree →

4) (verb) To tease or annoy someone (or an animal) on purpose, again and again. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «torment» shows deep suffering or a cruel character: a bully torments younger children. In everyday life «stop tormenting your sister» means stop teasing her. In school rules tormenting animals or people is never allowed. Phrases: «in torment», «torment someone», «tormented by».

examples

• Stop tormenting the cat! tree →
• The bully tormented the younger children. tree →
• She was tormented by doubt before the test. tree →
• The mosquitoes were a torment all night. tree →
• The prisoner lived in torment. tree →
• My brother torments me by hiding my things. tree →
• The thought of the exam tormented him. tree →
• "Now," said the lank grey beggarman, "I'll torment you no longer. tree →

note

Stress differs: noun «TOR-ment», verb «tor-MENT». Person: «tormentor». It is stronger than «tease». Tormenting people or animals is cruel; tell an adult if someone is being tormented.

In the corpora

• Hurting or tormenting an animal is cruel, it can make the animal attack, and it is against the law.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «torment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.