tormented

ˈtɔːmɛntɪd
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Translation of tormented into German,

Noun

1.

sufferer

person experiencing extreme mental or emotional suffering
Gequälter Gepeinigter
  • The tormented in the story never found peace.Die Leidenden in der Geschichte fanden nie Frieden.
2.

inflictor

Rare
person causing extreme mental or emotional suffering
Rare
Peiniger mQuäler
  • He was the tormented of many nightmares.In seinen Albträumen tauchte immer derselbe Peiniger auf.

Adjective

1.

sadness

feeling deep mental pain or emotional suffering
gequält gepeinigt
  • He looked tormented after hearing the bad news.Er sah nach den schlechten Nachrichten gequält aus.
2.

cursed

damned or accursed in a colloquial sense
  • He felt like a tormented soul in that place.Er fühlte sich wie eine gequälte Seele an diesem Ort.
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Synonyms and analogies of tormented in English

Examples of tormented in a sentence

  • Support groups for the tormented offer solace.
  • The tormented haunted his dreams.
  • She became the tormented of his thoughts.
  • The tormented artist burned his early sketches.
  • She felt tormented by indecision all week.
  • She was tormented by her past mistakes.
torment
tɔːˈment
Verb
tr.
1.

emotion

cause severe suffering or distress to someone
  • The loud noise tormented him all night.Der laute Lärm quälte ihn die ganze Nacht.
2.

teasing

tease or pester someone in an annoying way
  • She tormented her brother by hiding his toys.Sie ärgerte ihren Bruder, indem sie seine Spielsachen versteckte.
Noun
1.

cause of suffering

cause of severe suffering
Qual fPein f
  • His memories were a constant torment..Seine Erinnerungen waren eine ständige Qual
2.

suffering

extreme physical or mental suffering
Leid Qual fPein f
  • The loss of her friend was a torment.Der Verlust ihrer Freundin war ein Leid.
3.

history

Rare
obsolete war-engine or catapult
Rare
Katapult nKriegsmaschine Wurfmaschine
  • The ancient army used a torment in battle.Die antike Armee benutzte ein Katapult im Kampf.

Expressions with torment: examples in English and translations in German

quälen
peinigen
She was tormented by guilt after the accident.
Qualen des Tantalus
Tantalusqual
His endless job search felt like the torment of Tantalus.
Selbstquälerei
Selbstfolter
He was in a state of self-torment over his past mistakes..

Translations of "tormented" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
gequältadj.

They wanted to get back at the bullies who had tormented them at school.

Sie wollten es den Tyrannen heimzahlen, die sie in der Schule gequält hatten.

gepeinigtadj./pp.

He felt tormented whenever he saw their happy family together.

Er fühlte sich gepeinigt, wenn er ihre glückliche Familie zusammen sah.

geplagtadj./pp.

You would be tormented, suffer, and fumble for answers.

Du wärst geplagt, würdest leiden und nach Antworten suchen.

gefoltertadj./pp.

The five practitioners were ruthlessly abused and mentally tormented.

Die fünf Praktizierenden wurden erbarmungslos misshandelt und mental gefoltert.

schikaniertadj./pp.

She also was arrested illegally and tormented and humiliated while imprisoned.

Sie wurde auch unrechtmäßig verhaftet und während der Haft schikaniert und gedemütigt.

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  • quälte

tormented: Examples and translations in context

The tormented figure in the story represented the struggle of many.

Die gequälte Figur in der Geschichte verkörperte den Kampf vieler Menschen.

They left the tormented dog outside, shivering in the cold.

Sie ließen den gequälten Hund draußen in der Kälte zittern.

And you discovered that all of the children had been tormented.

Und Sie haben erfahren, dass alle Kinder gequält worden sind.

I was constantly threatened, verbally abused, and physically tormented.

Mir wurde ständig gedroht, ich wurde beschimpft und physisch gequält.

They plotted a devious revenge on the bully that had tormented them.

Sie planten eine hinterlistige Rache an dem Tyrannen, der sie gequält hatte.

In their natural habitat hedgehogs are tormented by fleas and ticks.

In ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum werden Igel durch Flöhe und Zecken gequält.

The tormented dog howled, missing its owner who had left.

Der gequälte Hund heulte, weil er seinen fortgegangenen Besitzer vermisste.

This means that they are not alive and being tormented.

Dies bedeutet, dass sie nicht leben und gequält werden.

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