torment

tormento, sofferenza

Dolore fisico o sofferenza interiore molto intensi.

In inglese semplice: Very great physical pain or mental suffering.

• Her guilt caused endless torment.
• He lived in torment after the accident.
• The medicine finally relieved the torment of her headaches.

Come si usa: the torment of something (He could not escape the torment of his memories.)

Sinonimi: agony, anguish, misery

Espressioni comuni: mental torment, in torment, torment of something

tortura, supplizio

Uso intenzionale di dolore intenso per punire qualcuno o costringerlo a parlare.

In inglese semplice: The deliberate use of severe pain to punish someone or force them to speak.

• The prisoners suffered cruel torment.
• The captors used torment to force a confession.
• The account describes the torment inflicted with a wooden rack.

Sinonimi: torture

Espressioni comuni: inflict torment, suffer torment, cruel torment

tormentare

Far soffrire molto qualcuno con dolore, paura, preoccupazioni o ripetuti comportamenti crudeli.

In inglese semplice: To make someone suffer greatly through pain, fear, worry, or repeated cruel treatment.

• The older boys tormented him.
• She was tormented by guilt for years.
• Don't torment yourself with questions you cannot answer.

Come si usa: be tormented by something (She was tormented by memories of the crash.); torment someone with something (The children tormented him with cruel jokes.)

Sinonimi: torture, plague, harass

Contrari: comfort, soothe

Espressioni comuni: torment someone, torment an animal, torment yourself