🇬🇧🇪🇸 torment - atormentar : English Lesson

Meaning of "torment" ("atormentar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To torment someone means to keep hurting, bothering, or upsetting them so much that they feel very unhappy, worried, or scared. It can be done with actions or words, and it goes on and on instead of stopping when the person is clearly not having fun.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I torment my cat by pretending the red dot is finally catchable, then moving it at the last second.

The mosquito tormented Dad all night, winning the battle of buzz versus snore.

I torment my brother by pausing the movie at the most exciting part and pretending the remote is broken.

The tiny rock in my shoe tormented me during the entire field trip like an evil pebble goblin.

The popcorn kernel stuck in my teeth tormented me all through the movie’s best scene.

The small lamp's light, thin and cold, seemed to torment Anna. The drip on the roof would torment her sleep. Her phone's message tone would torment her heart. Memory of the fight would torment her all morning. A neighbor's laugh would torment her pride. She closed her eyes and breathed, letting the feeling pass.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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