[verb] [T]The animals are tormented (= caused to suffer) mercilessly by flies, mosquitoes and other insects.The camera turned to focus on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showing that they were suffering) grief.The question tormented me (= caused me to worry) all day - did I remember to lock the door when I left the house?
TORMENT
Meaning of TORMENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012