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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French tourment, torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum. Related to tordre.
Pronunciation
Noun
tourment m (plural tourments)
- torture
Les tourments de la faim.- The tortures of hunger.
- torment; discomfort; pain
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum.
Noun
tourment m (plural tourmens)
- torture
- torment; discomfort; pain
Descendants