torment

Definition

A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

Etymology

From Middle English torment, from Old French torment, from Latin tormentum (“something operated by twisting”), from torquere (“to twist”).

Example Sentences

• "I've gone through living torment."
• "He was bitter from the torments of the divorce."
• "They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments."