I. tor ‧ ment 1 /ˈtɔːment $ ˈtɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin tormentum 'torture' , from torquere 'to twist' ]
1 . [uncountable] severe mental or physical suffering
in torment
She lay awake all night in torment.
2 . [countable] someone or something that makes you suffer a lot:
The journey must have been a torment for them.
II. tor ‧ ment 2 /tɔːˈment $ tɔːr-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally:
Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.
2 . to deliberately treat someone cruelly by annoying them or hurting them SYN torture :
The older boys would torment him whenever they had the chance.
—tormentor noun [countable]