Torture
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To intentionally inflict pain or suffering on (someone).
Example sentence: Abject poverty, political instability, torture, and other abuses push thousands across our border. There is not a deterrent imaginable that equals the conditions that force their migration.
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: Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.