Tra từ torment - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. unbearable physical pain (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
torture
• Derivationally related forms:
torturous (for: torture), torture (for: torture)
• Hypernyms:
pain, hurting
2. extreme mental distress (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
anguish, torture
• Derivationally related forms:
torture (for: torture), anguish (for: anguish)
• Hypernyms:
distress, hurt, suffering
3. intense feelings of suffering;
acute mental or physical pain (Freq. 1)
- an agony of doubt
- the torments of the damned
• Syn:
agony, torture
• Derivationally related forms:
torturous (for: torture), torture (for: torture), agonal (for: agony), agonist (for: agony), agonise (for: agony)
• Hypernyms:
suffering, hurt
4. the act of harassing someone
• Syn:
badgering, worrying, bedevilment
• Derivationally related forms:
bedevil (for: bedevilment), worry (for: worrying)
• Hypernyms:
harassment, molestation
5. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
- so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
• Syn:
harassment
• Hypernyms:
annoyance, chafe, vexation
6. a severe affliction
• Syn:
curse
• Hypernyms:
affliction

II - verb

1. torment emotionally or mentally (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
torture, excruciate, rack
• Derivationally related forms:
rack (for: rack), excruciation (for: excruciate), torture (for: torture), torturer (for: torture), tormenter, tormentor
• Hypernyms:
pain, anguish, hurt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will torment him
2. treat cruelly
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
• Syn:
rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
• Derivationally related forms:
frustration (for: frustrate), crucifixion (for: crucify), bedevilment (for: bedevil), tormenter, tormentor
• Hypernyms:
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy,
chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
• Hyponyms:
madden, hamstring, tease, badger, pester,
bug, beleaguer, persecute, oppress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. subject to torture
- The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
• Syn:
torture, excruciate
• Derivationally related forms:
tormenter, excruciation (for: excruciate), torture (for: torture), torturer (for: torture), torturing (for: torture)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Hyponyms:
rack, martyr, martyrize, martyrise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to torment the prisoners