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n. a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"

woe, woefulness

n. intense mournfulness

torture, torment

n. unbearable physical pain

torture, torment, anguish

n. extreme mental distress

misery

n. a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"

woe, woefulness

n. intense mournfulness

visitation, trial, cross, tribulation

n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"

grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness

n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

sorrow

n. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

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

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

crush, suppress, oppress

v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

harass, oppress, persecute

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

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

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

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

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"

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

torment, rag, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

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

hurt, give trouble to, cause pain

v. give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"

afflict, distress greatly

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

distress, strain emotionally

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

strike hard, smite

v. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

sorrow, grieve, feel grief

v. feel grief; eat one's heart out

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, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

disk, harrow

v. draw a harrow over (land)

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

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, harass

v. challenge aggressively

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

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

torture, torment, excruciate

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

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

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

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

crush, suppress, oppress

v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

tickle, titillate

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

interest, cause to be interested

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

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

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

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

invite, tempt

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

allure, tempt

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

bait, lure with bait

v. lure, entice, or entrap with bait

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enjoyment

n. the pleasure felt when having a good time

pleasure, pleasance

n. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

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