torment
English Thesaurus
1. the act of harassing someone (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | harassment, molestation, |
| definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
2. a severe affliction (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | affliction, |
| definition | : | a cause of great suffering and distress (noun.event) |
3. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | hurt, suffering, |
| definition | : | feelings of mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
4. extreme mental distress (noun.feeling)
5. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)
6. unbearable physical pain (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
| definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
7. subject to torture (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | rack, |
| definition | : | torture on the rack (verb.body) |
8. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
9. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | madden, |
| definition | : | drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | hamstring, |
| definition | : | make ineffective or powerless (verb.emotion) |
10. the act of harassing someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vex, worry, |
| definition | : | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress (verb.emotion) |
11. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | agonist, |
| definition | : | someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | agonist, protagonist, |
| definition | : | the principal character in a work of fiction (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | agonise, agonize, |
| definition | : | suffer agony or anguish (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | agonise, agonize, |
| definition | : | cause to agonize (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | agonal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) (adj.pert) |
12. extreme mental distress (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | anguish, |
| definition | : | suffer great pains or distress (verb.emotion) |
13. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)
14. unbearable physical pain (noun.state)
15. subject to torture (verb.body)
| derivation | : | torture, torturing, |
| definition | : | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | torment, torture, |
| definition | : | unbearable physical pain (noun.state) |
16. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | rack, wheel, |
| definition | : | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
| definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
17. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | harassment, torment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling) |
18. the act of harassing someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vex, worry, |
| definition | : | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress (verb.emotion) |
19. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | agonist, |
| definition | : | someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | agonist, protagonist, |
| definition | : | the principal character in a work of fiction (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | agonise, agonize, |
| definition | : | suffer agony or anguish (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | agonise, agonize, |
| definition | : | cause to agonize (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | agonal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) (adj.pert) |
20. extreme mental distress (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | anguish, |
| definition | : | suffer great pains or distress (verb.emotion) |
21. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)
22. unbearable physical pain (noun.state)
23. subject to torture (verb.body)
| derivation | : | torture, torturing, |
| definition | : | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | torment, torture, |
| definition | : | unbearable physical pain (noun.state) |
24. torment emotionally or mentally (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | rack, wheel, |
| definition | : | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | teaser, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
| definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | torturer, |
| definition | : | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) (noun.person) |
25. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | harassment, torment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling) |
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