torments 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tormentsnext
plural of torment
1
as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness the released soldiers gave interviews trying to explain to civilians the torment that prisoners of war experience

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as in distresses
a state of great suffering of body or mind was in torment for weeks after he broke up with his girlfriend

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as in demons
a source of persistent emotional distress insomnia that was caused by a host of nighttime torments

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torments

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verb

present tense third-person singular of torment
as in plagues
to cause persistent suffering to he was tormented by nightmares about the accident

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  1. nightmares
  2. demons
  3. terrors
  4. horrors
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  • Most put the blame on Hollywood, which is not only a notoriously cutthroat and exploitative industry, but also the birthplace of so many collective nightmares thanks to decades of horror films.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ben Cooper masks remain the stuff of nightmares — which may be why several companies (such as Rubies of Long Island, which acquired the Ben Cooper brand name in 1992) now produce plastic Ben Cooper-style masks.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nightmares
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  • There were no more breakfast meetings or lunch appointments—just an eerie quiet as many of my business connections went into survival mode, battling the financial demons that were dragging their companies into the abyss.
    B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of fearing this feeling and running from it, use this month as a great opportunity to face your inner demons head-on as the Devil card arrives.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of demons
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  • The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Film fanatics might recall the lurking terrors in 1997’s Campfire Tales or the budding romance of two college grads in 2004’s Perfect Opposites.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of terrors
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  • The stability and recovery that predominated in the summer has partly been washed away, by the war-auguring strikes in Lebanon and Israel and by the closer-to-home horrors of the floods from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
  • For Amos, who began researching his own family’s history in Africa in 1970, exploring the horrors of the slave trade on screen was a deeply personal and moving experience.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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