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tormented

/tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
tor-ment-ed
IPA
/tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪd/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of torment

adj

Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.

adj

Damned; accursed.

American usage; Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tormented (comparative) most tormented (superlative)

Derived Forms

tormentedly untormented

Synonyms

anxious tortured agonised/agonized tormented fey ill-fated hellbound reprobate accursed condemned cursed star-crossed

Questions

How do you pronounce tormented?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪd/.
What does tormented mean?
simple past and past participle of torment

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