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harassment, torment

n. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

torture, torment

n. unbearable physical pain

curse, torment

n. a severe affliction

badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment

n. the act of harassing someone

torment, torture, excruciate, rack

v. torment emotionally or mentally

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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anguish, torment, torture

n. extreme mental distress

suffering, hurt

n. feelings of mental or physical pain

hell, blaze

n. a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"

afflict

v. cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

distress

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

smite

v. affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"

grieve, sorrow

v. feel grief

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate

v. exasperate or irritate

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

harrow, disk

v. draw a harrow over (land)

hunt

v. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

heckle

v. challenge aggressively

victimize, victimise

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

torture, excruciate, torment

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

molest

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

crush, smash, demolish

v. humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

interest

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

tempt, invite

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

tempt, allure

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

bait

v. lure, entice, or entrap with bait

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