Both Uses of
torment
in
Esperanza Rising
- A noise came from her mouth and slowly, her first breath of grief grew into a tormented cry.†
p. 22.8 *tormented = caused great mental or physical suffering
- She was polite enough, answering everyone's questions with the simplest answers, but she was tormented by Mama's absence.†
p. 185.8
Definition:
to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering