tor·ment (tôr m nt )n. 1. Great physical pain or mental anguish. 2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain. 3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation. tr.v. (tôr-m nt, tôrmnt) tor·ment·ed, tor·ment·ing, tor·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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torqu  re, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]tor·ment ing·ly adv. |
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