All 3 Uses of
torment
in
Black Like Me
- As she staggered with the bus's movement my lack of gallantry tormented me.†
*tormented = caused great mental or physical suffering
- Harangity hangity hangity hangity oomp oomp oomp The aroma of barbecue tormented my empty in-sides, but I did not want to leave the room to go back into the mainstream of hell.†
- More and more tormented, East entered a battle with his conscience, his sense of decency.†
Definition:
to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering