tor·ment  /tɔrˈmɛnt/

noun

1. unbearable physical pain

synset: torture, torment

2. extreme mental distress

synset: anguish, torment, torture

3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

synset: agony, torment, torture

4. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

synset: harassment, torment

5. a severe affliction

synset: curse, torment

6. the act of harassing someone

synset: badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment

verb

1. torment emotionally or mentally

synset: torment, torture, excruciate, rack

2. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

synset: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

3. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

synset: torture, excruciate, torment

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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