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Meaning of Torment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt

Definitions

A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
countable, uncountable
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية العذاب عذاب عذب غي

Azərbaycanca əzab əzmək işgəncə

Беларуская пакута

Български мъка

Bosanski meka muka tortura мука

Català turment

Čeština mučení muka soužení soužit trýzeň trýznit utrpení

Dansk pine plage smerte

Deutsch Pein peinigen Qual quälen

Ελληνικά βασανίζω μαρτύριο τυραννία

Esperanto turmenti turmento

Español atormentar tormento

Eesti piin

فارسی آزار دادن شکنجه عذاب

Suomi piina piinata tuska

Français tourment tourmenter

Gaeilge ceas céasadh ciap ciapadh crá crá croí cráigh páisigh

Gàidhlig cràdh

Galego tormento

हिन्दी अज़ाब कष्ट पीड़ा प्रताड़ना यंत्रणा यातना

Hrvatski meka muka tortura мука

Magyar kín

Հայերեն չարչարանք չարչարել տանջանք

Bahasa Indonesia azab godaan mengazab menghantui siksa

Íslenska kvöl

Italiano affliggere angustiare cruccio martoriare tarlo tormentare tormento torturare

日本語苛苛む苦しめる苦痛

Қазақша азап

한국어 고통

Kurdî azab îşkence kin kin kin pîne

Latina cruciātus macero torqueo

Lietuvių kančia kankinti

Македонски мака

Nederlands kwellen kwelling pijnigen

Polski cierpienie katusza kaźń męczarnia męczyć męka mordęga nękać trapić udręka

Português atormentar judiar maltratar tormento

Română chin chinui tortura turment zbucium

Русский истяза́ние истязать мука муче́ние мучить

Slovenčina muka

Shqip vuajtje

Српски meka muka tortura мука

Svenska kval pin pina plåga

Kiswahili kutesa

ไทย วิบาก

Türkmençe azap

Türkçe azap cefa eziyet işkence

ئۇيغۇرچە ئازاب

Українська мука стражда́ння

Oʻzbekcha azob

Examples

“I've gone through living torment.”

“He was bitter from the torments of the divorce.”

“They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments.”

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