noun
Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering. (常指精神上的) 极度痛苦
verb
to make sb suffer very much
He was tormented by feelings of insecurity.
他苦于没有安全感。
The animals are tormented mercilessly by flies and mosquitoes.
be tormented by/with
The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with (= showed that they were suffering) grief.
It tormented me all day - had I said the wrong thing and hurt her feelings?