How To Pronounce Torment

The stress in torment moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈtɔː.ment/ in British English and /ˈtɔːr.ment/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a torment”.

Verb. It is /tɔːˈment/ in British English and /tɔːrˈment/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to torment”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.