torment (noun)
121tormentum — /tör menˈtəm/ (historical) noun (pl tormentˈa or tormentˈums) a Roman machine for hurling missiles ORIGIN: L, from torquēre to twist …
122ag|o|ny — «AG uh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. a) very great suffering of body or mind: »Nobody can stand for long the agony of a severe toothache. SYNONYM(S): torment. b) Figurative. very great suffering of mind; extreme mental pain or suffering: »The loss… …
123an|guish — «ANG gwihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. very great physical pain; great suffering or distress: »He was in anguish until the doctor set his broken leg. SYNONYM(S): agony, torment. 2. Figurative. extreme mental pain or suffering: »the anguish of despair.… …
124gnaw´er — gnaw «n», verb, gnawed, gnawed or gnawn, gnaw|ing. –v.t. 1. to bite at and wear away: »A mouse has gnawed the cover of this box. 2. to make by biting: »A rat can gnaw a hole through wood …
125tor|men|til — «TR mehn tuhl», noun. a low European and Asian herb of the rose family, with yellow flowers having four petals, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing; bloodroot. ╂[< Old French tormentille, learned borrowing from …
126rag — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess Date: 14th century 1. a. a waste piece of cloth b. plural clothes usually in poor or ragged condition c. clothing < the rag trade …
127fret — I. /frɛt / (say fret) verb (fretted, fretting) –verb (i) 1. to give oneself up to feelings of irritation, resentful discontent, regret, worry, or the like. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw. 3. to make a way by gnawing or corrosion. 4. to become eaten …
128heckle — /ˈhɛkəl / (say hekuhl) verb (i) (heckled, heckling) 1. to badger or torment; harass, especially a public speaker, with questions and gibes. 2. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. –noun 3. → hatchel. {late Middle English hekele (noun), phonetic …
