tourmenter
French → English
(psychology) To worry or plague: to cause mental pain, anxiety, or constant preoccupation
L’indéfinissable inquiétude de la solitude le tourmenta pendant toute la nuit.
(English) The indefinable anxiety of solitude plagued (worried) him throughout the night.
Ce qui tourmentait le curé était le comportement sauvage des jeunes du village.
(English) What worried the priest was the wild behavior of the village youth.
(social) To harass or pester: to persistently annoy or bother someone or something
Je te prie de cesser de tourmenter notre invité avec tes questions indiscrètes.
(English) I beg you to stop pestering our guest with your intrusive questions.
La femelle déserte souvent le canton à force d’être tourmentée par les mâles.
(English) The female often leaves the area because of being persistently harassed by the males.
(physical) To afflict or cause pain: to cause physical suffering through disease or injury
Je grelotte de froid et je suis tourmenté par une soif ardente à cause de la fièvre.
(English) I am shivering with cold and afflicted by a burning thirst because of the fever.
On l’a si horriblement tourmenté physiquement qu’il a fini par succomber.
(English) He was so horribly tortured (physically afflicted) that he eventually succumbed.
Entry ID: fr:en:tourmenter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary