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torment
noun as in severe mental distress
verb as in distress or afflict
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In the unfinished painting, the tormented saint tilts his head far to one side, capping a long diagonal line made from an outstretched arm that cuts across the picture.
Endometriosis has "mentally tormented" her for the most of her adult life.
Estragon asks, hurt at having been once again denied the chance to share some of his private torment.
“Even now when I remember him the grief is such that it’s only with God's blessing that I survive the torment,” he says.
The 30 years since her death have seen a so-far fruitless search for her killer and decades of torment for her family.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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