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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestourmenter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toor-mɑ̃-te
"Les souvenirs du passé peuvent tourmenter l'esprit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause severe physical or mental suffering to someone.
"He was tormented by guilt after making the critical mistake."
- 1
Severe physical or mental suffering.
"Waiting for the test results was absolute torment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French tormente, stemming from the Latin tormentum, meaning 'a windlass, engine for casting missiles, or instrument of torture', which originates from torquere meaning 'to twist'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical torture instruments to severe mental or physical suffering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Torment" is said worldwide
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tourmenter
Transliteration: toor-mɑ̃-te
"Les souvenirs du passé peuvent tourmenter l'esprit."
quälen
Transliteration: kwell-en
"Er wurde von ständigen Zweifeln gequält."
tormentare
Transliteration: tor-men-ta-re
"Non tormentarti per quello che è successo."
atormentar
Transliteration: a-tor-men-tar
"Los remordimientos empezaron a atormentar su conciencia."
atormentar
Transliteration: a-tor-mẽ-taɾ
"Ele continua a se atormentar com velhos erros."
कष्ट देना
Transliteration: kasht dena
"उसकी यादें उसे हमेशा कष्ट देती हैं।"
折磨
Transliteration: zhé mó
"病痛一直在折磨着老人的身体。"
괴롭히다
Transliteration: goerop-hida
"악몽이 밤마다 그를 괴롭혔다."
苦しめる
Transliteration: kurushimeru
"罪悪感が彼の心を苦しめた。"
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