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torment meaning in Sanskrit

लुम्बति lumbati

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/

torment in Sanskrit: लुम्बति (lumbati), क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti). In English, torment means a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

Sanskrit words for torment

to cause severe suffering
लुम्बति lumbati, क्लिश्नाति kliśnāti

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 Sanskrit

What is the meaning of torment in Sanskrit?
Torment in Sanskrit is लुम्बति (lumbati), क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti).
torment इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Torment: लुम्बति (lumbati), क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti).
What does torment mean in English?
Torment means a catapult or other kind of war-engine.

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