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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
tor
ment
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| inflections: |
torments, tormenting, tormented |
| definition 1: |
to cause to feel great pain or distress.
The cruel guard tormented the prisoners.- synonyms:
- harrow, plague
- similar words:
- afflict, distress, punish, rack, torture
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| definition 2: |
to annoy, tease, or cause to feel worry.
The bully tormented the small boy by calling him names.- synonyms:
- annoy, badger, harass, plague, trouble
- similar words:
- hound, irritate, nag, needle, offend, pester, worry
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| related words: |
abuse, badger, bait, bully, distract, harass, heckle, pain, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
tor
ment
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| definition: |
a state of great suffering of the body or mind.
I was in torment after falling into a patch of poison ivy.- synonyms:
- agony, anguish, grief, misery, pain, torture
- similar words:
- affliction, distress, sorrow, suffering, trial, woe
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| related words: |
curse, horror, nuisance, ordeal, pain, worry |
| derivations: |
tormentedly (adv.), tormentingly (adv.) |
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