tormented

Adjective
Synonyms: anguishedtorturedhag-riddenhagridden

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain“an anguished conscience”“a small tormented schoolboy”“a tortured witness to another's humiliation”Synonyms: anguishedtortured
  2. tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears“hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth — C.S.Lewis”Synonyms: hag-riddenhagridden
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Torment \Tor*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tormented; p. pr. & vb. n. tormenting.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.]

1.To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. " Art thou come hither to torment us before our time? " --Matt. viii. 29. [1913 Webster]

2.To pain; to distress; to afflict. [1913 Webster]

Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.— Matt. viii. 6.[1913 Webster]

3.To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

4.To put into great agitation. [R.] "[They], soaring on main wing, tormented all the air." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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