"torment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ [noun], /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mənt/ [noun], /tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/ [verb] Audio: en-us-torment.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torment (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: torments [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|torment}} Middle English torment, {{der|en|fro|torment}} Old French torment, {{der|en|la|tormentum||something operated by twisting}} Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), {{m|la|torquere||to twist}} torquere (“to twist”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} torment (countable and uncountable, plural torments)
  1. (obsolete) A catapult or other kind of war-engine. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-torment-en-noun-n5iBVYUv
  2. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-torment-en-noun-lg7YNfaO Disambiguation of Emotions: 7 29 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 41 38 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 35 27 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 34 25 37 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 33 25 35
  3. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (extreme pain): vuajtje [feminine] (Albanian), عَذَاب (ʕaḏāb) [masculine] (Arabic), չարչարանք (čʿarčʿarankʿ) (Armenian), гӏазаб (ʻazab) (Avar), əzab (Azerbaijani), işgəncə (Azerbaijani), паку́та (pakúta) [feminine] (Belarusian), му́ка (múka) [feminine] (Belarusian), мъ́ка (mǎ́ka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изтеза́ние (iztezánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), turment [masculine] (Catalan), 苦痛 (kǔtòng) (Chinese Mandarin), utrpení (Czech), mučení [neuter] (Czech), muka (Czech), soužení [neuter] (Czech), trýzeň [feminine] (Czech), tormiant [masculine] (Dalmatian), smerte (Danish), kwelling (Dutch), turmento (Esperanto), piin (Estonian), piina (Finnish), tuska (Finnish), tourment [masculine] (French), torment [masculine] (Friulian), tormento [masculine] (Galician), წვალება (c̣valeba) (Georgian), Qual [feminine] (German), 𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍃 (wunns) [feminine] (Gothic), μαρτύριο (martýrio) (Greek), sakit (Higaonon), यातना (yātnā) [feminine] (Hindi), पीड़ा (pīṛā) [feminine] (Hindi), कष्ट (kaṣṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), kín (Hungarian), kvöl (Icelandic), tormento (Ido), azab (Indonesian), keazaban (Indonesian), crá [masculine] (Irish), céasadh [masculine] (Irish), ciapadh [masculine] (Irish), crá croí [masculine] (Irish), cruccio [masculine] (Italian), tormento [masculine] (Italian), tarlo [masculine] (Italian), 苦痛 (kutsū) (alt: くつう) (Japanese), азап (azap) (Kazakh), 고통 (gotong) (alt: 苦痛) (Korean), азап (azap) (Kyrgyz), cruciatus [masculine] (Latin), mokas [masculine] (Latvian), kančia [feminine] (Lithuanian), мака (maka) [feminine] (Macedonian), azab (Malay), angaaish [masculine] (Manx), pine (Norwegian), kval (Norwegian), lidelse (Norwegian), عذاب (azãb) [masculine] (Pashto), عذاب ('azâb) (Persian), شکنجه (šekanje) (Persian), Kjwal [feminine] (Plautdietsch), męka (Polish), udręka [feminine] (Polish), cierpienie [neuter] (Polish), tormento (Portuguese), chin [neuter] (Romanian), turment [neuter] (Romanian), zbucium [neuter] (Romanian), муче́ние (mučénije) [neuter] (Russian), му́ка (múka) [feminine] (Russian), истяза́ние (istjazánije) [neuter] (Russian), tormentu (Sardinian), turmentu (Sardinian), trumentu (Sardinian), tromentu (Sardinian), па̀тња [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), му̏ка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pàtnja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mȕka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), utrpenie [neuter] (Slovak), muka [feminine] (Slovak), muka [feminine] (Slovene), mučenje [neuter] (Slovene), tormento (Spanish), plåga (Swedish), pina (Swedish), kval (Swedish), азоб (azob) (Tajik), азап (azap) (Tatar), krāso (Tocharian B), şiddetli acı (Turkish), azap (Turkish), işkence (Turkish), azap (Turkmen), стражда́ння (straždánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), му́ка (múka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ئازاب (azab) (Uyghur), azob (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-torment-en-noun-Xb0pVx5l Disambiguation of Emotions: 7 29 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 41 38 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 35 27 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 34 25 37 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 33 25 35 Disambiguation of 'extreme pain': 1 4 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tormentous

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ [noun], /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mənt/ [noun], /tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/ [verb] Audio: en-us-torment.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torment (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: torments [present, singular, third-person], tormenting [participle, present], tormented [participle, past], tormented [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|torment}} Middle English torment, {{der|en|fro|torment}} Old French torment, {{der|en|la|tormentum||something operated by twisting}} Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), {{m|la|torquere||to twist}} torquere (“to twist”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} torment (third-person singular simple present torments, present participle tormenting, simple past and past participle tormented)
  1. (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Emotions Derived forms: tormentor Translations (to cause severe suffering): βασανίζω (basanízō) (Ancient Greek), عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba) (Arabic), չարչարել (čʿarčʿarel) (Armenian), əzmək (Azerbaijani), измъчвам (izmǎčvam) (Bulgarian), turmentar (Catalan), trýznit (Czech), soužit (Czech), kwellen (Dutch), pijnigen (Dutch), turmenti (Esperanto), piinata (Finnish), tourmenter (French), atormentar (Galician), quälen (German), peinigen (German), 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balwjan) (Gothic), βασανίζω (vasanízo) (Greek), tenaliagar (Ido), tormentar (Ido), menghantui (Indonesian), mengazab (Indonesian), cráigh (Irish), ciap (Irish), céas (Irish), páisigh (Irish), tormentare (Italian), martoriare (Italian), torturare (Italian), affliggere (Italian), angustiare (Italian), 苦しめる (kurushimeru) (alt: くるしめる) (Japanese), 苛む (sainamu) (alt: さいなむ) (Japanese), torqueō (Latin), macero (Latin), kankinti (Lithuanian), whakatīwheta (Maori), gripen (Middle English), grippen (Middle English), آزار دادن (Persian), kjwälen (Plautdietsch), męczyć (Polish), nękać (Polish), trapić (Polish), judiar (Portuguese), maltratar (Portuguese), atormentar (Portuguese), chinui (Romanian), tortura (Romanian), му́чить (múčitʹ) (Russian), истяза́ть (istjazátʹ) (Russian), लुम्बति (lumbati) (Sanskrit), क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti) (Sanskrit), mučiti (Slovene), atormentar (Spanish), kutesa (Swahili), plåga (Swedish), pina (Swedish), acı çektirmek (Turkish), çile çektirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-torment-en-verb-o~BLJwVx Disambiguation of Emotions: 7 29 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 41 38 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 35 27 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 34 25 37 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 33 25 35

Inflected forms

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          "word": "muka"
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          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "tuska"
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          "sense": "extreme pain",
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          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
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          "sense": "extreme pain",
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣valeba",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "წვალება"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Qual"
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "wunns",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "martýrio",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "μαρτύριο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "mba",
          "lang": "Higaonon",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "sakit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "yātnā",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "यातना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pīṛā",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "पीड़ा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kaṣṭ",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कष्ट"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "kín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "kvöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
          "word": "tormento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "extreme pain",
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          "word": "céas"
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          "word": "páisigh"
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          "word": "martoriare"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
          "word": "maltratar"
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          "word": "chinui"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
          "word": "plåga"
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        {
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
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        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
          "word": "acı çektirmek"
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "čʿarčʿarankʿ",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "չարչարանք"
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "əzab"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "işgəncə"
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "苦痛"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "utrpení"
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "word": "muka"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "trýzeň"
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      "code": "dlm",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "word": "tormiant"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "smerte"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "kwelling"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "turmento"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "piin"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "piina"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "tuska"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "წვალება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Qual"
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      "code": "got",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍃"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "μαρτύριο"
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      "code": "mba",
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      "word": "sakit"
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      "word": "यातना"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "kín"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "kvöl"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "azab"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "keazaban"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "crá"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "céasadh"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ciapadh"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "crá croí"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cruccio"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tormento"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tarlo"
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    {
      "alt": "くつう",
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      "roman": "kutsū",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "苦痛"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "azap",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "азап"
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    {
      "alt": "苦痛",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gotong",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "고통"
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "azap",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "азап"
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    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cruciatus"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mokas"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kančia"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "maka",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мака"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "azab"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "angaaish"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "pine"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "kval"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "lidelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "azãb",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عذاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "'azâb",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "عذاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šekanje",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "شکنجه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kjwal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "męka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "udręka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cierpienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "tormento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "turment"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zbucium"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "муче́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "múka",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "istjazánije",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "истяза́ние"
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    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "tormentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "turmentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "trumentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "tromentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pàtnja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mȕka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "utrpenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muka"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mučenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "tormento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "plåga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "pina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "kval"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "azob",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "азоб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
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      "roman": "azap",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "азап"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "krāso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "şiddetli acı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "azap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "işkence"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "azap"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "straždánnja",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "стражда́ння"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "múka",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "azab",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
      "word": "ئازاب"
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "extreme pain",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕaḏḏaba",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "عَذَّبَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʿarčʿarel",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "չարչարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "əzmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izmǎčvam",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "измъчвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "turmentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "trýznit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "soužit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "kwellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "pijnigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "turmenti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "piinata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "tourmenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "atormentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "quälen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "peinigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "balwjan",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vasanízo",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "βασανίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "basanízō",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "βασανίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "tenaliagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "tormentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "menghantui"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "mengazab"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "cráigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "ciap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "céas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "páisigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "tormentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "martoriare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "torturare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "affliggere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "angustiare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くるしめる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurushimeru",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "苦しめる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいなむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sainamu",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "苛む"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "torqueō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "macero"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "kankinti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "whakatīwheta"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "gripen"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "grippen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "آزار دادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "kjwälen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "męczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "nękać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "trapić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "judiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "maltratar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "atormentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "chinui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "tortura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "múčitʹ",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "му́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "istjazátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "истяза́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "lumbati",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "लुम्बति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kliśnāti",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "क्लिश्नाति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "mučiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "atormentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "kutesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "plåga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "pina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "acı çektirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cause severe suffering",
      "word": "çile çektirmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "torment"
}

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