tourment

Definitions of tourment
  1. noun
    extreme mental distress
    synonyms: angoisse, supplice
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    type of:
    douleur, souffrance
    psychological suffering
  2. noun
    feelings of mental or physical pain
    synonyms: agonie, martyre, supplice
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    types:
    douleur, désagrément
    an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
    type of:
    mal, souffrance
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
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