The difference between Come after and Torment
When used as verbs, come after means to pursue or follow, whereas torment means to cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).
Torment is also noun with the meaning: a catapult or other kind of war-engine.
check bellow for the other definitions of Come after and Torment
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Come after as a verb:
To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
Examples:
"Don't try to come after me."
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Come after as a verb:
To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.
Examples:
"Who came after Richard the Lionheart?"
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Torment as a noun (obsolete):
A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
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Torment as a noun:
Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
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Torment as a noun:
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
Examples:
"He was bitter from the torments of the divorce system."
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Torment as a verb (transitive):
To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
Examples:
"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."