What does it mean to torment yourself?

an act or instance of tormenting oneself, as with worry or guilt.
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What does self-torment mean?

Definition of self-torment

: the act or an instance of tormenting oneself especially psychologically years of self-torment … he had an unfortunate taste for gambling; and … he always lost thrice where he gained once.
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What does you torment me mean?

vb tr. 1 to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish; torture. 2 to tease or pester in an annoying way.
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What does mental torment mean?

a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery. something that causes great bodily or mental pain or suffering. a source of much trouble, worry, or annoyance.
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What is an example of torment?

Torment is pain, suffering, annoyance or anxiety. An example of torment is a toothache. An example of torment is Chinese water torture. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
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What is a tormented person?

tormented Add to list Share. Use the word tormented to describe a person who agonizes over something. When you have a terrible decision to make, one that will end up hurting someone, you can say that you're tormented.
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What does tormented soul mean?

1 to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish; torture. 2 to tease or pester in an annoying way.
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How do you psychologically torment someone?

Psychological Torture
  1. BAIT. The “psycho-torturer” casts the bait and provokes a listener. ...
  2. HOOK. The defender takes the bait and “emotionally hooks” into the implied or stated criticisms. ...
  3. DRAG. The defender/listener acts defensively AS IF the criticisms/accusations/psychocritiques are true… ...
  4. FIGHT. ...
  5. FRUSTRATE.
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What kind of word is torment?

torment used as a noun:

Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
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What does sheer torment mean?

/ˈtɔː.ment/ [ U ] great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbors. Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.
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What is the synonym of torment?

Some common synonyms of torment are afflict, rack, torture, and try. While all these words mean "to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear," torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance.
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How do you use tormented?

tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears.
  1. He was constantly tormented with headache.
  2. Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past.
  3. She was tormented with fear.
  4. The knowledge of his guilt tormented him.
  5. She tormented me with some silly questions.
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How do you use torment in a sentence?

(1) He has never suffered the torment of rejection. (2) She lay awake all night in torment. (3) She has suffered great mental torment. (4) The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face.
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What does it mean when someone is in distress?

1 : very upset He was clearly in distress upon hearing the news. 2 : in a very difficult situation in which one does not have enough money, food, etc. She's chosen to devote her life to helping those in distress. 3 of a boat, airplane, etc. : in a state of danger or desperate need The ship was in distress.
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What is an antonym for torment?

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for tormented. delighted, pleased.
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What to do when you are mentally tortured?

You can file a complaint in the nearest police station; the police will record everything you will tell them. The police will be aware of the torture you are facing; they will have all the evidence and records essential for future proceedings. Your wife will no longer be able to file a false complaint against you.
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How do you heal a tortured soul?

If the player throws Purification Powder on him, he will transform into the Tax Collector NPC. Afterwards, the Tortured Soul will no longer spawn. If the Tax Collector is killed, he will respawn naturally without the need to purify another Tortured Soul. Only one Tortured Soul can be alive at a time.
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What does tortured characters mean?

tortured Add to list Share. Anything that's tortured involves extreme difficulty, distress, or suffering, like a tragic character's tortured past.
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What is the noun of tormented?

noun. /ˈtɔːment/ /ˈtɔːrment/ [uncountable, countable] (formal)
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Is Tormentation a real word?

The word tormentation is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.
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How do you use Caprice?

Caprice in a Sentence ?
  1. Because Henry did not wear a condom during a caprice of lust, he is going to be a father in nine months.
  2. Margie's angry outburst was a caprice she wished she could take back.
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Which means almost the same as suffer?

Some common synonyms of suffer are abide, bear, endure, stand, and tolerate. While all these words mean "to put up with something trying or painful," suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.
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Which describes the word agonized?

: characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony.
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