tourment

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tourment, torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum. Related to tordre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.mɑ̃/

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Noun

tourment m (plural tourments)

1. torture

   Les tourments de la faim.

   The tortures of hunger.

2. torment; discomfort; pain

Related terms

• tourmente
• tourmenter

Further reading

• “tourment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• muteront

Middle French

Alternative forms

• tourment

Etymology

From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum.

Noun

tourment m (plural tourmens)

1. torture
2. torment; discomfort; pain

Descendants

• French: tourment