tormenting

ADJECTIVE

very painful

Synonyms

STRONG

agonizing anguishing distressing disturbing excruciating harrowing heart-wrenching racking struggling suffering tearing torturing

WEAK

extreme fierce intense tortuous torturous vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONG

pleasant pleasing

Example Sentences

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Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I love the people I work with. When you love something, it’s tormenting to lose it.”

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

"It is very tormenting as I have to look at... things I do not want to see," Fung told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Mary Dunbar had accused them of bewitching and tormenting her.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

The bulldog who’d been tormenting the old dog at the dumpster.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein