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"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"verbtreat cruelly
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"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"verbsubject to torture
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nounextreme mental distress
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nounthe act of harassing someone
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verbtorment emotionally or mentally
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noununbearable physical pain
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nouna severe affliction
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"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"nouna feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
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"the torments of the damned"nounintense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
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hurt pain harry suffering curse wound hurting bug torture worrying plague tease rack distress agony rag harassment provoke martyr hassle anguish harass chevy crucify badger injure madden pester affliction dun persecute molest oppress molestation annoyance badgering frustrate tormentor beset chafe hamstring vexation chevvy excruciate bedevil chivvy chivy beleaguer tormenter martyrize martyrise bedevilment