Torment 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 32
/ˈtɔː.ment/ (noun & verb)
Noun: excessive mental suffering or physical pain, agony, torture, anguish, distress – annoyance, nuisance, irritation, plague, pain in the neck, pest
Verb: to cause a person or animal to suffer mentally or physically, persecute, pester, vex, taunt, plague, torture, harass, trouble
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
― Elie Wiesel
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Antonyms: pleasure, delight, comfort
Noun: tormentor
