Also means
troubled
Usage Note
Tourmenté describes a person torn by inner anguish (un artiste tourmenté) or a landscape of wild, dramatic character (une côte tourmentée). It comes from the verb tourmenter (to torment). The feminine form is tourmentée. In art criticism, tourmenté often describes an intense or suffering creative genius.
Examples
"C'est un poète tourmenté par ses démons."
Natural Translation
He is a poet tormented by his demons.
Literal Translation
It is a poet tormented by his demons.

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