tormentress
/tɔɹˈmɛn.tɹəs/
tormentress noun: a female tormentor.
Noun
tormentress (plural tormentresses)
- A female tormentor.
- Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish them, as the scourge and tormentresse of glory and honour.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
- But if the victim Lavinia offers a prime example, her tormentress Tamora provides a no less striking model of another kind.1996, Gordon Williams, Shakespeare, Sex and the Print Revolution
- Synonyms:
- tormentrix
tormentress meaning in Bengali
tormentress in Bengali
- একজন নারী নিপীড়ক
Synonyms of tormentress
Forms of tormentress
| plural | tormentresses |
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Origin of tormentress
From Middle English turmenteresse. By surface analysis, tormentor + -ess.
Questions about tormentress
- What does tormentress mean?
- Tormentress means a female tormentor.
- What is tormentress in Bengali?
- Tormentress in Bengali is একজন নারী নিপীড়ক. See Tormentress meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is tormentress?
- Tormentress is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tormentress?
- Tormentress is pronounced /tɔɹˈmɛn.tɹəs/.
- What is the plural of tormentress?
- The plural of tormentress is tormentresses.
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