torment

noun

  1. 1

    the act of harassing someone

  2. 2

    a severe affliction

  3. 3

    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

    an agony of doubt

    the torments of the damned

  4. 4

    extreme mental distress

  5. 5

    a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

    so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors

  6. 6

    unbearable physical pain

verb

  1. 1

    subject to torture

    The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible

  2. 2

    torment emotionally or mentally

  3. 3

    treat cruelly

    The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Synonyms

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