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torment in Arabic

عَذَاب ʕaḏāb

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/

torment in Arabic: عَذَاب (ʕaḏāb), عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba). In English, torment means a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

Arabic words for torment

extreme pain
عَذَاب ʕaḏāb
to cause severe suffering
عَذَّبَ ʕaḏḏaba

English meaning of torment

  1. noun A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
  2. noun Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
  3. noun Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
  4. verb To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).

Full definition of torment

torment in a sentence

  • I've gone through living torment.
  • He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.
  • The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

Synonyms of torment

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Questions about torment in Arabic

What is the meaning of torment in Arabic?
Torment in Arabic is عَذَاب (ʕaḏāb), عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba).
ما معنى كلمة torment؟
Torment: عَذَاب (ʕaḏāb), عَذَّبَ (ʕaḏḏaba).
What does torment mean in English?
Torment means a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

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