All 7 Uses of
torment
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- That tormented Ivan Ilych more than anything.†
Chpt 4
- For his excretions also special arrangements had to be made, and this was a torment to him every time — a torment from the uncleanliness, the unseemliness, and the smell, and from knowing that another person had to take part in it.†
Chpt 7
- For his excretions also special arrangements had to be made, and this was a torment to him every time — a torment from the uncleanliness, the unseemliness, and the smell, and from knowing that another person had to take part in it.†
Chpt 7
- What tormented Ivan Ilych most was the deception, the lie, which for some reason they all accepted, that he was not dying
Chpt 7 *tormented = caused great mental suffering
- Apart from this lying, or because of it, what most tormented Ivan Ilych was that no one pitied him as he wished to be pitied.†
Chpt 7
- Why, why dost Thou torment me so terribly?†
Chpt 9
- That very justification of his life held him fast and prevented his moving forward, and it caused him most torment of all.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering