Definition of torment
Nouns
unbearable physical pain
- Synonyms:
- torture
extreme mental distress
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
"the torments of the damned"
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
- Synonyms:
- harassment
the act of harassing someone
- Synonyms:
- badgering, bedevilment, worrying
- Type of:
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harassment, molestation
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
Verbs
torment emotionally or mentally
- Synonyms:
- excruciate, rack, torture
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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