torment
torment /tɔrˈmɛnt/
noun
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(
)
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
(
torture
, torment
, agony
)
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
An agony of doubt
an agony of doubt
The torments of the damned
the torments of the damned
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()
Extreme mental distress
(
torment
, torture
, anguish
)
extreme mental distress
The mother's heart was filled with anguish when she couldn't find her lost child.
The mother's heart was filled with anguish when she couldn't find her lost child.
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()
Unbearable physical pain
(
torture
, torment
)
unbearable physical pain
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The act of harassing someone
(
badgering
, bedevilment
, torment
, worrying
)
the act of harassing someone
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A severe affliction
(
curse
, torment
)
a severe affliction
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A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
(
harassment
, torment
)
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
verb
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()
Torment emotionally or mentally
(
excruciate
, rack
, torment
, torture
)
torment emotionally or mentally
Waiting for the exam results felt like torture, as the outcome determined my future.
Waiting for the exam results felt like torture, as the outcome determined my future.
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Subject to torture
(
excruciate
, torment
, torture
)
subject to torture
The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
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Treat cruelly
(
bedevil
, dun
, frustrate
, crucify
, rag
, torment
)
treat cruelly
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
