tormentingn.

Etymology: < torment v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈmenting.

The action of torment v.; torturing, vexing; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] > infliction of

tormentingc1290

torture1551

torturing1633

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 12/389 His soule wende to þe Joye of heouene After is tormentingue.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xiii. 8 Tormentingus and sorewes thei shul holde.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Wisd. ii. 19 Let vs examen him with despitefull rebuke and tormentinge, that we maye knowe his dignite & proue his pacience.

1633 P. Fletcher Elisa 118 in Purple Island So sat she, as when speechlesse griefs tormenting Locks up the heart.

1884 Athenæum 6 Dec. 732/2 [They] suffer from no fancied ills and self-conscious tormentings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

tormentingadj.

Etymology: < torment v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈmenting.

That torments, in various senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective]

anguishous?c1225

wounding?c1225

asperc1374

derflya1400

rending?c1400

furiousc1405

fretting1413

piercingc1450

anguish1477

piquant1521

anguishing?1566

plaguing1566

asperous?1567

agonizing1570

tormenting1575

wringing1576

cutting1582

tormentous1583

tormentful1596

tormentuous1597

racking1598

torturous1600

lacerating1609

torturing1611

tearinga1616

heart-aching1620

breast-rending1625

crucifying1648

tormentative1654

martyring?a1656

tormentive1655

discruciating1658

cruciatory1660

anguishful1685

brain-racking1708

probing1749

agonized1793

anguished1803

harrowing1810

vulnerary1821

grinding1869

torturesome1889

wrenching1889

tortuous1922

society > authority > punishment > torture > [adjective] > that tortures

tormenting1575

tormentous1583

torturous1600

torturing1611

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment > causing agony or torment

sharpc1000

grievousc1290

smartc1300

fellc1330

unsufferablea1340

keena1375

poignantc1390

rending?c1400

furiousc1405

stoutc1425

unbearablec1449

agonizing1570

tormenting1575

cruciable1578

raging1590

tormentuous1597

pungent1598

racking1598

acute1615

wrenching1618

excruciating1664

grinding1681

excruciate1773

discruciating1788

unendurable1801

of bare sufferance1823

perialgic1893

1575 [see tormentingly adv. at Derivatives].

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 223 Whilest some tormenting dreame Affrights thee.

1637 W. Prynne in Briefe Relat. Censure Bastwicke, Burton & Prynne 20 Let me be put to the tormentingest death they can devise.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 505 Sight hateful, sight tormenting !

1780 Mirror No. 74. ⁋9 Haunted with the most tormenting thoughts.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. viii. 87 The eruption, a tormenting and anomalous symptom.

Derivatives

torˈmentingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adverb]

unsoftOE

sharplya1023

derfly?c1225

derfc1325

pinefullyc1390

anguishouslyc1440

heinouslya1555

tormentingly1575

keenlya1593

cuttingly1611

torturingly?a1625

stingingly1667

severelya1682

piercingly1781

harrowingly1799

excruciatingly1808

martyrly1819

pinchingly1825

crucifyingly1826

torturously1857

woundingly1887

scarifyingly1921

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adverb] > anguish or torment

sorelyc888

sorec1290

tormentingly1575

sensibly1613

torturingly?a1625

tormentously1669

agonizingly1775

excruciatingly1808

tormentedly1891

1575 G. Gascoigne Dan Bartholmew in Hundred Flowers in Wks. (1907) I. 105 He bounst and bet his head tormentingly.

1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 7 397 Visits were tormentingly delayed.

torˈmentingness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tormentingness, tormenting Quality or Faculty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	tormenting
释义	tormentingn. Etymology: < torment v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈmenting. The action of torment v.; torturing, vexing; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] > infliction of tormentingc1290 torture1551 torturing1633 c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 12/389 His soule wende to þe Joye of heouene After is tormentingue. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xiii. 8 Tormentingus and sorewes thei shul holde. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Wisd. ii. 19 Let vs examen him with despitefull rebuke and tormentinge, that we maye knowe his dignite & proue his pacience. 1633 P. Fletcher Elisa 118 in Purple Island So sat she, as when speechlesse griefs tormenting Locks up the heart. 1884 Athenæum 6 Dec. 732/2 [They] suffer from no fancied ills and self-conscious tormentings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019). tormentingadj. Etymology: < torment v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: torˈmenting. That torments, in various senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective] anguishous?c1225 wounding?c1225 asperc1374 derflya1400 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 fretting1413 piercingc1450 anguish1477 piquant1521 anguishing?1566 plaguing1566 asperous?1567 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 wringing1576 cutting1582 tormentous1583 tormentful1596 tormentuous1597 racking1598 torturous1600 lacerating1609 torturing1611 tearinga1616 heart-aching1620 breast-rending1625 crucifying1648 tormentative1654 martyring?a1656 tormentive1655 discruciating1658 cruciatory1660 anguishful1685 brain-racking1708 probing1749 agonized1793 anguished1803 harrowing1810 vulnerary1821 grinding1869 torturesome1889 wrenching1889 tortuous1922 society > authority > punishment > torture > [adjective] > that tortures tormenting1575 tormentous1583 torturous1600 torturing1611 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > relating to agony or torment > causing agony or torment sharpc1000 grievousc1290 smartc1300 fellc1330 unsufferablea1340 keena1375 poignantc1390 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 stoutc1425 unbearablec1449 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 cruciable1578 raging1590 tormentuous1597 pungent1598 racking1598 acute1615 wrenching1618 excruciating1664 grinding1681 excruciate1773 discruciating1788 unendurable1801 of bare sufferance1823 perialgic1893 1575 [see tormentingly adv. at Derivatives]. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 223 Whilest some tormenting dreame Affrights thee. View more context for this quotation 1637 W. Prynne in Briefe Relat. Censure Bastwicke, Burton & Prynne 20 Let me be put to the tormentingest death they can devise. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 505 Sight hateful, sight tormenting ! View more context for this quotation 1780 Mirror No. 74. ⁋9 Haunted with the most tormenting thoughts. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. viii. 87 The eruption, a tormenting and anomalous symptom. Derivatives torˈmentingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adverb] unsoftOE sharplya1023 derfly?c1225 derfc1325 pinefullyc1390 anguishouslyc1440 heinouslya1555 tormentingly1575 keenlya1593 cuttingly1611 torturingly?a1625 stingingly1667 severelya1682 piercingly1781 harrowingly1799 excruciatingly1808 martyrly1819 pinchingly1825 crucifyingly1826 torturously1857 woundingly1887 scarifyingly1921 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adverb] > anguish or torment sorelyc888 sorec1290 tormentingly1575 sensibly1613 torturingly?a1625 tormentously1669 agonizingly1775 excruciatingly1808 tormentedly1891 1575 G. Gascoigne Dan Bartholmew in Hundred Flowers in Wks. (1907) I. 105 He bounst and bet his head tormentingly. 1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 7 397 Visits were tormentingly delayed. torˈmentingness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tormentingness, tormenting Quality or Faculty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1290adj.1575
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