torments

/T AO1 R M EH0 N T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A catapult or other kind of war-engine.

  2. 2

    Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.

  3. 3

    Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

    โ€œHe was bitter from the torments of the divorce system.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

    โ€œThe child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/torment, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/torments