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TORMENTED Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word tormented. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word tormented. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TORMENTED

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agonized
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing pain or agony

anguished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

distressed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

haunted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• showing emotional affliction or disquiet

• inhabited by or as if by apparitions

pained
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

suffering
nounn
noun

• a state of acute pain

• misery resulting from affliction

• psychological suffering

• feelings of mental or physical pain

adjective satellite

• troubled by pain or loss

• very unhappy; full of misery

tortured
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

troubled
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

adjective satellite

• characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

wretched
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• very unhappy; full of misery

• morally reprehensible

• deserving or inciting pity

harrowed
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil

verb

• draw a harrow over (land)

torture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• extreme mental distress

• unbearable physical pain

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• subject to torture

excruciate
verbv
verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• subject to torture

agony
nounn
noun

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a state of acute pain

anguish
nounn
noun

• extreme mental distress

• extreme distress of body or mind

verb

• suffer great pains or distress

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

badgering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of harassing someone

bedevil
verbv
verb

• treat cruelly

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

bedevilment
nounn
noun

• the act of harassing someone

crucify
verbv
verb

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

curse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

• an evil spell

• something causing misery or death

• a severe affliction

verb

• utter obscenities or profanities

• heap obscenities upon

• wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

• exclude from a church or a religious community

dun
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• horse of a dull brownish grey color

• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

adjective satellite

• of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

verb

• treat cruelly

• persistently ask for overdue payment

• cure by salting

• make a dun color

Best Hypernyms For TORMENTED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for tormented, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (28)
hurt suffering pain affliction agonized anguish anguished annoyance beset chafe chevvy chevy chivvy chivy distress distressed harass harassment harry hassle hurting injure molestation pained plague provoke vexation wound

Alternatives for AGONIZED

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