torment (noun)

  • 71rack — I. /ræk / (say rak) noun 1. a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited (used especially in composition): a shoe rack; wine rack. 2. a spreading framework, fixed or movable, for carrying hay, straw, or the like …

  • 72tor´tur|er — tor|ture «TR chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of inflicting very severe pain. Torture was formerly used to make people give evidence about crimes, or to make them confess. 2. a) a very severe pain or suffering; agony:… …

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  • 73tor|ture — «TR chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of inflicting very severe pain. Torture was formerly used to make people give evidence about crimes, or to make them confess. 2. a) a very severe pain or suffering; agony: »She… …

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  • 74Christian mortalism — incorporates the belief that the human soul is not naturally immortal,[1][2][3][4][5] and the belief that the soul is uncomprehending during the time between bodily death and Judgment Day resurrection …

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  • 75distress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discomfort, pain; trouble, affliction, trial, privation, harassment, grief, anxiety; calamity, adversity. See poverty, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental agony] Syn. worry, anxiety, perplexity …

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  • 76thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …

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  • 77thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …

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  • 78Afterlife — For other uses, see Afterlife (disambiguation). After death , Life after death , and Hereafter redirect here. For other uses, see After death (disambiguation), Life after death (disambiguation), and Hereafter (disambiguation). Ancient Egyptian… …

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  • 79anguish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. agony, anxiety, pain. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wretchedness, pain, agony, distress; see distress 1 , pain 1 . See Synonym Study at distress . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. distress, suffering,… …

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  • 80bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …

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