Usage Note
Tourmenter describes persistent mental or physical torment — doubts, guilt, or pain that will not leave someone alone. The reflexive se tourmenter means to worry or fret obsessively, and is common in everyday speech: ne te tourmente pas pour ça ('don't torment yourself over that'). The noun tourment ('torment, anguish') shares the same root.
Examples
"Ce doute le tourmente depuis des semaines."
Natural Translation
This doubt has been tormenting him for weeks.
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