tormentor
pronunciation
How to pronounce tormentor in British English:
UK [tɔ:ˈmentə(r)]
How to pronounce tormentor in American English:
US [tɔrˈmentə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who torments
- a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
Word Origin
- tormentor (n.)
- c. 1300, from Anglo-French tormentour, Old French tormenteor "torturer," agent noun from tormenter "to torture" (see torment (v.)).
Example
- 1. But memory can also be a curse and a tormentor .
- 2. The tormentor enhuged the engagement garment .
- 3. I cringed inwardly thinking that it might be my own personal tormentor .
- 4. The second and the third day passed , and still my tormentor came not .
- 5. Many people live with a tormentor in their head that continuously attacks and punishes them and drains them of vital energy .