torment
The origin and history of torment.
Etymology
From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum ("an instrument of torture" or "something twisted"), from torquere, "to twist".
The origin and history of torment.
From Old French torment, from Latin tormentum ("an instrument of torture" or "something twisted"), from torquere, "to twist".
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