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tormented - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tormented' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . tormented [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Torment

Meaning of 'tormented' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tormented [ s]
Meaning (1):
- experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
Example in sentence:
  • a small tormented schoolboy;
  • a tortured witness to another's humiliation;
  • an anguished conscience
Meaning (2):
- tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
Example in sentence:
  • hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth

Nearby Words:

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