torment
/ˈtȯr-ˌment/
noun
extreme pain or anguish of body or mind : agony
a source of vexation or pain
the infliction of torture (as by rack or wheel)
She wrung her hands piteously together, looking like a soul in torment.
verb
to cause severe usually persistent or recurrent distress of body or mind to
distort, twist
cattle tormented by flies
afflict try torment torture rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control.
noun
the act or an instance of tormenting oneself especially psychologically
years of self-torment