[Vocabulary] torture x torment

[tom3m]

Is there any specific difference between the words 'torture' and 'torment'?

Thank you

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

Take a look at the definitions and example sentences:

torture - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

torment - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

 

[tom3m]

NOT A TEACHER

Take a look at the definitions and example sentences

Thank you,
to make some kind of conclusion:
apart from the fact that they can all mean the same thing (thus might be used interchangeably) i.e. physical or mental suffering

TORMENT seems to me more metaphorical

TORTURE is deliberate

 

[bhaisahab]

Thank you,
to make some kind of conclusion:
apart from the fact that they can all mean the same thing (thus might be used interchangeably) i.e. physical or mental suffering

TORMENT seems to me more metaphorical

TORTURE is deliberate

Not necessarily, no.