All 5 Uses of
torment
in
The Book Thief
- He would sit in the corner, cramped and perplexed, most likely by the kindness of the people, the torment of survival, and overriding all of it, the brilliance of the warmth.†
p. 215.5torment = to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering
- With no further words, Liesel followed him, and they successfully avoided Rudy's tormentor—straight into the path of another.†
p. 300.9 *tormentor = someone who causes great mental or physical suffering
- Related words: anguish, torment, despair, wretchedness, desolation.†
p. 391.1torment = to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering
- He'd wanted to show his past tormentor what he was capable of, but he also wanted to prove himself to everyone.†
p. 409.1tormentor = someone who causes great mental or physical suffering
- The pain of stumbling shoes and torment and the closing gates of the camp?†
p. 502.4torment = to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering