tormented

Questions about tormented

What does tormented mean?

tormented means "experiencing intense pain especially mental pain". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tormented?

tormented has 3 syllables: tor-men-ted. The stress falls on "tor". In IPA it is /ˈtɔɹˌmɛntɪd/.

What is another word for tormented?

Close synonyms include anguished, tortured, hag-ridden, hagridden. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tormented a common word?

tormented is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tormented?

5 words rhyme with tormented. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.