tourment

/tuʁmɑ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les tourments

Meaning

  1. torment

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

angoisse

Close synonyms for "anguish/anxiety, torment."

Similar in other languages

German

Qual

Qual is the German word for the same thing — both mean "torment."

Practice

1 What does tourment mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il vivait un ___ intérieur constant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tourment?

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