in torment

Frequency: 7.511.0 per million words

Describes the state of being in great suffering.

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Examples (10)

  • He was a man in torment.
  • She has been in torment since the accident.
  • The prisoner lived in constant torment.
  • Many souls are believed to be in torment in the afterlife.
  • He cried out, clearly in deep torment.
  • The victim's family remains in torment over the unresolved case.
  • To be in such torment for so long is unbearable.
  • Her mind was in utter torment after hearing the news.
  • They tried to alleviate the suffering of those in torment.
  • Even years later, the memories left her in profound torment.