Sự đau khổ (về thể xác, tinh thần); sự dày vò, sự dằn vặt; nỗi đau khổ, nỗi dày vò, nỗi dằn vặt

to be in great torment

đang rất đau khổ

to suffer torment

chịu đau khổ

Người gây ra đau khổ, vật gây ra đau khổ

Làm đau khổ, gây ra đau khổ; dày vò, dằn vặt

to be tormented by hunger

bị khổ sở vì đói

Chòng ghẹo, làm phiền nhiễu

stop tormenting your sister

hãy thôi cái trò chòng ghẹo em đi

V.

Torture, abuse, maltreat, mistreat, distress, agonize,excruciate, crucify, harrow, rack, pain: Hunger tormented hisweary body.

Worry, trouble, plague, annoy, bedevil, vex,harry, badger, hector, harass, pester, nag, persecute, needle,nettle, irk, irritate, bother, torture, afflict, Brit chivvy orchivy or chevy: I was tormented by the suspicion that somethingwas wrong.

N.

Agony, wretchedness, anguish, distress, misery, pain,woe, painfulness, torture, suffering, curse, hell: How canparents endure the torment of losing a child?

Worry,vexation, annoyance, harassment, ordeal, persecution, needling,nuisance, bane, irritation, bother, affliction, scourge,torture: For yet another day I had to suffer the torment oftheir company.

N. & v.

N.

Severe physical or mental suffering (was intorment).

A cause of this.

Archaic a torture. b aninstrument of torture.

V.tr.

Subject to torment (tormentedwith worry).

Tease or worry excessively (enjoyed tormentingthe teacher).

Tormentedly adv. tormentingly adv. tormentorn. [ME f. OF torment, tormenter f. L tormentum missile-enginef. torquere to twist]