| Main Entry: | torment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severe mental distress |
Synonyms: |
affliction, agony, anguish, annoyance, bane, bother, excruciation, harassment, hell, irritation, misery, nag, nagging, nuisance, pain, pain in the neck, persecution, pest, plague, provocation, rack, scourge, suffering, torture, trouble, vexation, worry |
| Notes: | torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance; torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering |
Antonyms: |
contentment, glee, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | torture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severe mental or physical pain |
Synonyms: |
ache, affliction, agony, anguish, cruciation, crucifixion, distress, dolor, excruciation, impalement, laceration, martyrdom, misery, pang, persecution, rack, suffering, third degree, torment, tribulation, twinge |
Antonyms: |
alleviation, contentment, happiness, relief |