tourment
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tourment, torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum. Related to tordre.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tourment m (plural tourments)
- torture
- Les tourments de la faim.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- torment; discomfort; pain
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tourment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
- tourment
Etymology edit
From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum.
Noun edit
tourment m (plural tourmens)
Descendants edit
- French: tourment