Torment, torture.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [noun] (64) tintreghc893 Torment, torture. threat971 Painful pressure, oppression, compulsion; vexation, torment; affliction, distress, misery; danger, peril. Obsolete. piningOE The infliction or undergoing of physical or emotional pain, an instance of this; torment, torture; affliction, suffering. Obsolete. murderOE Torment, punishment; severe injury or damage. Obsolete. anguish?c1225 Severe mental suffering or distress; intense grief or sorrow. woea1250 Sorrow, grief, anguish (as a state of mind or feeling). rare in later use except as merged in sense C. 1a. pinec1275 Suffering, affliction, distress, trouble. Now Scottish. Mental suffering; grief, sorrow, anguish; = pain, n.1 4. Now rare. tormentc1290 A state of great suffering, bodily or mental; agony; severe pain felt or endured. languorc1300 Mental suffering or distress; pining, longing, sorrow, grief. Also an instance of this. Obsolete. heartbreakc1330 Overwhelming, unbearable, or intense sorrow or emotional distress, esp. as a result of bereavement or the end of a romantic relationship; the… surcarkingc1330 Great trouble or distress. martyrement1340 Intense suffering. threst1340 Torment, affliction, trouble, hardship. agonyc1384 Christian Church. In singular and plural. The mental struggle or anguish of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26: 36–46). martyrdomc1384 Torment, agony; extreme or severe pain or suffering, esp. when protracted or prolonged. tormentryc1386 Tormenting feeling; severe suffering, pain, or vexation. Now rare. martyre?a1400 Torment; extreme suffering; slaughter (frequently in to make martyre). Cf. martyrdom, n. 2 3. tormentisec1405 Torment, torture. rack?a1425 Something which causes acute physical or mental suffering. Also: the result of this; intense pain or anguish. anguishing1433 The action of anguish, v. (in various senses); pain, suffering, torment; a bout or episode of this. angorc1450 Intense pain or anguish. Also in plural: feelings of intense pain or anguish; agonies. Obsolete. anguishnessa1475 Anguish, torment, suffering. Formerly also: †pain, sickness (obsolete). torture?c1550 Severe or excruciating pain or suffering (of body or mind); anguish, agony, torment; the infliction of such. heartsickness1556 Emotional pain or anguish; deep, abiding depression; despondency. Also (occasionally): a feeling of this. Cf. heartache, n. 2. butchery1582 Torment; affliction. Chiefly in butchery of conscience n. spiritual torture. Obsolete. heartache1587 Emotional pain or anguish; an instance of this. anguishment1592 Anguish, torment, suffering; an instance of this. living hell1596 a place, state, or situation of ongoing and seemingly endless suffering or misery; (hyperbolical) an extremely unpleasant situation. discruciation1597 Torture, torment, anguish; an instance of this. heart-aching1607 Emotional pain or anguish; an instance or expression of this. Also literal: †pain in the region of the heart, esp. heartburn (obsolete). Cf. heartache… throeing1615 The action of throe, v. 1. rigour1632 Great hardship or distress. Also (later usually) in plural: hardships, privations. crucifixion1648 figurative. Torture, severe pain or anguish (quot. 1648). lancination1649 figurative. Piercing pain; acute agony. bosom-hell1674 heart-rending1707 Intense sorrow or emotional distress; a feeling of this. brain-racking1708 tormentation1789 tormenting, torment. bosom-throe1827 angoisse1910 Mental anguish. Subcategories:— minor (2) — severity or acuteness (7) — a pang (12) — a scene of (1) — anguish caused by parting (2) |
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