eltormento

torment; agony

Vivió años de tormento por la culpa. He lived years of torment because of guilt.

Esperar los resultados fue un tormento para toda la familia. Waiting for the results was a torment for the whole family.

torture (historical)(history)

En la Edad Media muchos acusados eran sometidos a tormento. In the Middle Ages many accused people were put to torture.