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bedevil |
to annoy or harass devilishly; torment. |
crucify |
to torment, defame, or persecute, esp. if unjustly. [1/2 definitions] |
grill |
to torment by or as if by intense heat. [1/7 definitions] |
hell |
torment, suffering, or misery. [1/6 definitions] |
martyrdom |
extreme torment. [1/2 definitions] |
martyrize |
to make a martyr of, esp. by causing to suffer; torment. |
ordeal |
formerly, a method of deciding guilt or innocence by exposing a person to physical danger or torment, the outcome being considered divine judgment. [1/2 definitions] |
plague |
to annoy or harass; vex; torment. [1/6 definitions] |
pursue |
to constantly torment or harass. [1/7 definitions] |
rack1 |
to torture or torment, esp. by means of interrogation or on a rack. [1/9 definitions] |
self-torment |
combined form of torment. |
tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |
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