"tormentress" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɔɹˈmɛn.tɹəs/ Audio: en-au-tormentress.ogg Forms: tormentresses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English turmenteresse. By surface analysis, tormentor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|turmenteresse}} Middle English turmenteresse, {{surf|+suf|en|tormentor|ess<id:female>}} By surface analysis, tormentor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} tormentress (plural tormentresses)
  1. A female tormentor. Synonyms: tormentrix Translations (a female tormentor): мучительница (mučitelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian)

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