TORMENTS Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of torment

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness the released soldiers gave interviews trying to explain to civilians the torment that prisoners of war experience

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as in distresses

a state of great suffering of body or mind was in torment for weeks after he broke up with his girlfriend

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as in demons

a source of persistent emotional distress insomnia that was caused by a host of nighttime torments

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torments

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verb

present tense third-person singular of torment

as in plagues

to cause persistent suffering to he was tormented by nightmares about the accident

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Most put the blame on Hollywood, which is not only a notoriously cutthroat and exploitative industry, but also the birthplace of so many collective nightmares thanks to decades of horror films.

Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Ben Cooper masks remain the stuff of nightmares — which may be why several companies (such as Rubies of Long Island, which acquired the Ben Cooper brand name in 1992) now produce plastic Ben Cooper-style masks.

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024

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