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torquere
Latin · ancient
"to twist"
to twist
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tormentum
Latin · ancient
"an instrument of torture"
an instrument of torture, a twisting engine of war, from torquere
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torment
Old French · medieval
"severe physical or mental suffering"
carried into French for severe physical or mental suffering
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torment
English · 1200s
"severe physical or mental suffering"
settled as the English word for severe physical or mental suffering
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