煎熬 (jiān áo): Torment (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

During those few hours waiting for the surgical results, he was tormented with anxiety.

Don't you think this prolonged separation is a kind of torment?

He had never felt such torment, as this failure concerned the fate of the entire team.

Working in high temperatures without air conditioning is simply an inhuman torment.

Watching a loved one suffer helplessly is a torment that is hard to bear.