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torment

noun
  1. A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

  2. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

  3. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

    "He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."

verb
  1. To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

    "The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."

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