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torment vs pain

pain vs torment

torment and pain both are nouns.

torment and pain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
torment Yes No Yes No
pain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pain is a hypernym of torment; that is, pain is a word with a broader meaning than torment:
  • torment: unbearable physical pain
  • pain: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
Other hypernyms of torment include hurting.
As verbs, pain is a hypernym of torment; that is, pain is a word with a broader meaning than torment:
  • torment: torment emotionally or mentally
  • pain: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Other hypernyms of torment include anguish, hurt.
torment (noun) pain (noun)
the act of harassing someone a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
a severe affliction something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
extreme mental distress a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
unbearable physical pain
torment (verb) pain (verb)
subject to torture cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
torment emotionally or mentally cause emotional anguish or make miserable
treat cruelly
Difference between torment and pain

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