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torturesnounpl. of torture a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappinessit's torture for me to see you so unhappy agonies, Gehennas, hells, horrors, miseries, murders, nightmares, torments afflictions, calvaries, crosses, curses, ordeals, trials, tribulationscalamities, misfortunes, tragediesgalls, thornsbummers, downers, drags heavens, paradises delights, diversions, entertainments, fun, joys, pleasures, recreationslarks, picnics, riots a state of great suffering of body or mindspent an afternoon in torture waiting to hear whether her brother had made it home safely afflictions, agonies, anguishes, distresses, excruciations, hurts, miseries, pains, racks, straits, torments, travails, tribulations, woes discomfortscrosses, crucibles, trialsheartaches, heartbreaks, sorrowsemergencies, pinchesasperities, difficulties, hardships, rigorsaches, pangs, stitches, throes, twingesdangers, jeopardies, troubles comforts, consolations, solacesalleviations, assuagements, eases, reliefspeaces, securitieswell-beings to cause persistent suffering tothe neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street afflicts, agonizes, anguishes, bedevils, besets, besieges, curses, excruciates, harrows, persecutes, plagues, racks, torments assails, attacksbadgers, dogs, hounds, pursues, ridesaggravates, agitates, annoys, bothers, bugs, chafes, distresses, disturbs, exasperates, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hagrides, harasses, harries, irks, irritates, molests, nettles, peeves, pesters, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, vexesdiscomforts, discomposes, disquiets, flusters, grieves, perturbs, strains, stresses, tries, troubles, upsets, worriescrushes, oppresses, overpowers, overwhelms, smites, strikes, tyrannizes, victimizeshurts, pains, pangs, pricks, smarts, stabs, stings, wringsmartyrs abets, aids, assists, helpsdelivers, releases, relieves, reprievescomforts, consoles, contents, quiets, solaces, soothes, succors to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or conditiontortured her naturally straight hair into curls contorts, deforms, distorts, misshapes, screws, squinches, warps defaces, disfigureswrenches, wrests, wringscoils, curls, loops, spirals, twines, winds, wreathes straightens, unbends, uncurls |