I. noun
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It's difficult for us to understand the torment the hostages are going through.
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She suffered years of private torment over her decision to have her children adopted.
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The book's theme of incest and sexual torment was largely autobiographical.
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A similar turnabout occurs with the story of Pandora and her box of evils and torments.
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After 10 years of torment , Kiranjit Ahluwalia, 36, threw petrol over sleeping husband Deepak and set him on fire.
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All the methods we tried to lessen the torment failed.
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As she deals with mounting evidence that yet another boy may be in danger, we share her torment .
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He voiced their torment at knowing their children would be medically examined without consent and without any familiar face being present.
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She moved from one willow tree to the next, forcing them all to share the torment she endured.
II. verb
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Jealousy, fear, and suspicion tormented Harriet.
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My older sister loved to torment me.
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He was either out and hadn't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone.
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It might not be all that much, but it might be almost bearable if they didn't keep tormenting him.
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Some years ago a thought like that began to torment me.
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Sometimes, too, he was tormented by jealousy.
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They tormented him with a plan to bypass theaters and just show it on television.
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This is the problem that torments me.