Definition of "Torment" :

noun: the act of harassing someone

noun: a severe affliction

noun: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

"The torments of the damned."

noun: extreme mental distress

noun: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

"So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors."

noun: unbearable physical pain

verb: subject to torture

"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible."

verb: torment emotionally or mentally

verb: treat cruelly

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher."