torment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
unbearable physical pain
Types & categories
- pain hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
torment emotionally or mentally
Types & categories
- pain hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
extreme mental distress
Types & categories
- distress hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
treat cruelly
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- excruciation derivation
- worrying derivation
- frustration derivation
- harassment derivation
- tormenter derivation
Sense 5 noun
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
an agony of doubt
Types & categories
- hurt hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
subject to torture
The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- torturing derivation
- excruciation derivation
- tormenter derivation
- tormenter derivation
- torturer derivation
- excruciation derivation
- torment derivation
Sense 7 noun
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
Types & categories
- vexation hypernym
Related & opposite
- rag derivation
Sense 8 noun
a severe affliction
Types & categories
- affliction hypernym
Sense 9 noun
the act of harassing someone
Types & categories
- harassment hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | torture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | torturing |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rack |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | agony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | torture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | torturer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excruciation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | anguish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | torture |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | distress |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | excruciation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | worrying |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harassment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hassle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | madden |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hamstring |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tease |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | persecute |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agonist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agonist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agonize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agonize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | torture |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | torturing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | agonal |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurt |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | torturing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | excruciation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | torturer |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | excruciation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | torment |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | wound |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rack |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | martyrize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rag |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | vexation |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | affliction |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | vex |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | rag |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | harassment |