Both Uses of
torment
in
Pride and Prejudice
- I do assure you, sir, that I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.†
Chpt 19 *
- But I will not torment you with vain wishes, which may seem purposely to ask for your thanks.†
Chpt 46
Definition:
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(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering