Tormenting synonyms and antonyms
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Part of speech:
To attack, damage, or destroy by or as if by blows.
To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry
Extraordinarily painful or distressing
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Inspiring anguish, terror, etc.
Extremely painful or difficult
To mortify or subdue (the flesh).
To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
To criticize or complain about (something).
To torture on a rack
To inflict severe pain on; torture.
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Torture is defined as to cause another extreme pain.
To distress, afflict, or plague
To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out :
To excite by exposing something desirable that remains or is made difficult or impossible to obtain:
To damage or weaken by pressure or tension:
Any of a series of long, curved bones extending from the spine and enclosing the chest cavity. In mammals, reptiles, and birds, the ribs curve toward the center of the chest and in most cases attach to the sternum (breastbone). There are 12 pairs of ribs in humans.
To cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing
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To vex; harass; trouble; torment
To trouble or annoy constantly
To have or cause pain
To annoy, interfere with, or meddle with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to trouble or harm
To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
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To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.
To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
To torture or afflict as if by broiling.
To cause sorrow, misery, or suffering to; pain
To lose all hope:
To intimidate with harsh, stern looks and talk; bully
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Bother is defined as annoy, worry, or cause discomfort.
Bait means to upset through saying and/or doing something that will annoy or hurt another.
To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
To harm by repeated attacks; harry; molest
To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much
To treat wrongly or badly
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To use improperly or excessively; misuse:
To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled.
To trouble persistently; harass.
The definition of beleaguer means to harass with several issues.
To trouble is to cause pain, distress or worry.
(Intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
To come to the mind of continually; obsess:
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(Intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
Curse is defined as to wish evil or injury on someone or to use swear words.
delighting (antonym)
To please greatly:
helping (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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attacking (related)
To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
rewarding (related)
To serve as a reward to or for
pain (related)
Extraordinarily painful or distressing
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