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torment
Synonyms and Antonyms of torment
1
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
2
a state of great suffering of body or mind
affliction, agony, anguish, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torture, travail, tribulation, woe
torment
Synonyms and Antonyms of torment
to cause persistent suffering to
badger, dog, hound, pursue, ride
aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vex
discomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry
crush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimize
Synonym Discussion of torment
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- ills that afflict the elderly
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- children often try their parents' patience
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- a horse tormented by flies
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- tortured by a sense of guilt
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- a body racked by pain
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