Torment
verbtɔr'mɛnt
Noun
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
“so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”
Similar:HarassmentType of:VexationChafeAnnoyanceintense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
“the torments of the damned”
extreme mental distress
the act of harassing someone
Similar:BadgeringBedevilmentWorryingType of:MolestationHarassmentunbearable physical pain
Similar:TortureType of:HurtingPaina severe affliction
Similar:CurseType of:Affliction
Verb
treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
subject to torture
“The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible”
Type of:InjureWoundtorment emotionally or mentally
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