# torment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ · frequency rank #18,206

## Definitions
1. A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
2. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
3. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torment-vs-trent)
- **torrent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torment-vs-torrent)
- **Torrens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torment-vs-torrens)

## Common misspellings (11)
`otrment`, `tomrent`, `toremnt`, `tormennt`, `tormentt`, `tormetn`, `tormment`, `tormnet`, `torrment`, `troment`, `ttorment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/torment