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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kunō suru
"彼の顔には苦悩の表情が浮かんでいた。"
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Experiencing severe mental or physical suffering, anguish, or pain.
"He had a tormented look on his face as he remembered the tragedy."
- 1
Causing severe physical or mental suffering to someone.
"Memories of the accident tormented her for years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'tormentier', stemming from the Latin 'tormentum' meaning a torture engine or winch, ultimately from 'torquere' meaning to twist. Over time, the meaning evolved from physical twisting and torture to severe mental anguish and emotional suffering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tormented" is said worldwide
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tourmenté
Transliteration: toor.mɑ̃.te
"Il avait l'air tourmenté par ses souvenirs."
gequält
Transliteration: ɡəˈkvɛlt
"Er hatte einen gequälten Ausdruck im Gesicht."
tormentato
Transliteration: tor.menˈta.to
"Aveva un'espressione tormentata."
atormentado
Transliteration: a.tor.menˈta.ðo
"Tenía el rostro atormentado por la culpa."
atormentado
Transliteration: a.tor.mẽˈta.du
"Ele estava com uma expressão atormentada."
पीडित
Transliteration: peedit
"उसके चेहरे पर एक पीडित भाव था।"
受折磨的
Transliteration: shòu zhémó de
"他的脸上带着受折磨的表情。"
고통받는
Transliteration: gotong-batneun
"그는 고통받는 표정을 짓고 있었다."
苦悩する
Transliteration: kunō suru
"彼の顔には苦悩の表情が浮かんでいた。"
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