torment 2
verbdomain: v emotion
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
treat cruelly
Examples
- 1.The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Hypernym
harass 1
verb
annoy continually or chronically
EnglishDerivationally related form
torment 6
noun
the act of harassing someone
torment 4
noun
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
tormentor 1
noun
someone who torments
tormenter 1
noun
someone who torments
Hyponym
madden 2
verb
drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
hamstring 1
verb
make ineffective or powerless
tease 1
verb
annoy persistently
persecute 1
verb
cause to suffer
