penalty vs torment

penalty

noun
  • A punishment for violating rules of procedure. 

  • A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time. 

  • A legal sentence. 

  • A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick. 

  • A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment. 

  • A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event. 

torment

noun
  • Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. 

  • Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental. 

verb
  • To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.) 

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