torment
/tˈɔrmɛnt/
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Definitions
Noun
unbearable physical pain
Noun
extreme mental distress
Noun
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
Noun
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
Noun
a severe affliction
Noun
the act of harassing someone
Verb
torment emotionally or mentally
Verb
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Verb
subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
Synonyms
agony
anguish
badgering
bedevil
bedevilment
crucify
curse
dun
excruciate
frustrate
harassment
rack
rag
torture
worrying