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torturenoun a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappinessit's torture for me to see you so unhappy agony, Gehenna, hell, horror, misery, murder, nightmare, torment affliction, calvary, cross, curse, ordeal, trial, tribulationcalamity, misfortune, tragedygall, thornbummer, downer, drag heaven, paradise delight, diversion, entertainment, fun, joy, pleasure, recreationlark, picnic, riot a state of great suffering of body or mindspent an afternoon in torture waiting to hear whether her brother had made it home safely affliction, agony, anguish, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, travail, tribulation, woe discomfortcross, crucible, trialheartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappinessemergency, pinchasperity, difficulty, hardship, rigorache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twingedanger, jeopardy, trouble comfort, consolation, solacealleviation, assuagement, ease, reliefpeace, securitywell-being tortureverbto cause persistent suffering tothe neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street afflict, agonize, anguish, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment assail, attackbadger, dog, hound, pursue, rideaggravate, 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, vexdiscomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worrycrush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimizehurt, pain, pang, prick, smart, stab, sting, wringmartyr abet, aid, assist, helpdeliver, release, relieve, reprievecomfort, console, content, quiet, solace, soothe, succor to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or conditiontortured her naturally straight hair into curls contort, deform, distort, misshape, screw, squinch, warp deface, disfigurewrench, wrest, wringcoil, curl, loop, spiral, twine, wind, wreathe straighten, unbend, uncurl v.afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear.afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress.ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control.children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance.a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering.tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching.a body racked by pain in 1540 |