Meaning & Definition of Tormented in English
English⟶
Tormented
/tɔrmɛntɪd/
adjective
1. Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
- "An anguished conscience"
- "A small tormented schoolboy"
- "A tortured witness to another's humiliation"
synonym:
- anguished,
- tormented,
- tortured
2. Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
- "Hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- c.s.lewis
synonym:
- hag-ridden,
- hagridden,
- tormented
Examples of using
I've been tormented by regret.
The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.