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What is most closely the meaning of the word torments as it appears in the text?
"Polyphemus is son to Neptune by the nymph Thoosa, daughter to the sea-king Phorcys; therefore though he will not kill Ulysses outright, he torments hm by preventing him from getting home"
Group of answer choices
verb | distort or twist
verb | to cause severe distress of the body or mind
noun | the infliction of physical torture
noun | extreme suffering, either physical or mental