Difference between Frustrate and Torment

What is the difference between Frustrate and Torment?

Frustrate as a verb is to disappoint or defeat while Torment as a verb is to cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

Frustrate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disappoint or defeat To hinder To cause stress or panic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory

Torment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A catapult or other kind of war-engine.Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

Part of speech: verb

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

Example sentence: It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

We hope you now know whether to use Frustrate or Torment in your sentence.

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