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Unbearably or excruciatingly painful or torturous

Causing great pain or anguish

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

Excessive, as results from obsession

(of a person or governing body) Cruel or severe in nature

Possessing or filled with agony

Requiring great effort or exertion

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

Present participle for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

Present participle for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

Present participle for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

Present participle for to cause to feel fearful or scared

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Present participle for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

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Adjective

Unbearably or excruciatingly painful or torturous

extremely painful

life-threatening

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

bred-in-the-bone

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

earth-shattering

worthy of attention

carrying a lot of weight

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“His tormenting cries echoed through the empty hallway, revealing the excruciating pain he was enduring.”

Adjective

Causing great pain or anguish

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

extremely upsetting

heart-wrenching

full of hardship

beyond contempt

foolish-looking

ill-favoured^UK

dissatisfactory

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

a load of pants

bargain-basement

disadvantageous

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“The tormenting memories of his past haunted him every night, causing him great pain and anguish.”

Adjective

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

anxiety provoking

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Adjective

Excessive, as results from obsession

Adjective

(of a person or governing body) Cruel or severe in nature

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

ill-humoured^UK

lacking compassion

anti-democratic

like a bear with a sore head

confrontational

unsophisticated

over-censorious

unaccommodating

uncommunicative

high and mighty

high-maintenance

over-particular

unfavourable^UK

hard to satisfy

on a short fuse

overextravagant

rubbing the wrong way

uncommiserating

straightforward

as hard as nails

straight from the shoulder

self-opinionated

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

tough nut to crack

self-centered^US

having a killer instinct

unconstitutional

self-centred^UK

without sentiment

throwing one's weight about

dyed-in-the-wool

at each other's throats

with a long face

like a bull in a china shop

unimpressionable

sticking to one's guns

standing one's ground

in driver's seat

on your high horse

pulling no punches

dishonourable^UK

bound and determined

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

calling a spade a spade

not beating about the bush

dishonorable^US

hot under the collar

easily offended

having got out of bed on the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

pass-remarkable

uncomplimentary

out of proportion

proof against persuasion

not afraid to call a spade a spade

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Adjective

Possessing or filled with agony

Adjective

Requiring great effort or exertion

energy-consuming

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

pick-and-shovel

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Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

pressurisation^UK

pressurization^US

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

strong-arm tactics

victimization^US

victimisation^UK

strong-arm tactic

strong arm tactics

reign of terror

demanding money with menaces

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Verb

Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

giving a hard time

driving up the wall

giving someone grief

driving bananas

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

weighing heavily on

causing suffering to

getting on your nerves

cutting to the quick

making miserable

getting in your hair

preying on your mind

rubbing up the wrong way

traumatizing^US

inconveniencing

bending someone's ear

giving a bad time

making wretched

driving round the bend

discombobulating

discriminating against

causing anguish to

causing anxiety to

hacking you off

traumatising^UK

having a down on

having it in for

giving someone the hump

hurting somebody's feelings

breathing down someone's neck

driving round the twist

discountenancing

getting on one's nerves

causing discomfort to

getting on your wick

making someone see red

getting your back up

getting under your skin

taking control of

knocking for six

throwing off balance

antagonizing^US

giving the business

pressing down on

dampening spirits

causing concern to

antagonising^UK

making uncomfortable

making somebody's hackles rise

rattling one's cage

causing anxiety

deeply upsetting

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

inflicting trauma

making desolate

making despondent

making your blood boil

making things hot for someone

punishing unfairly

trying your patience

inflicting anguish on

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

causing disquiet to

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

lying heavily on

putting pressure on

taking the mickey

bringing pressure to bear on

scratching around

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

searching high heaven

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

getting in the hair of

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

making it tough for

causing to panic

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

finding fault with

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

driving you up the wall

giving someone the pip

driving to distraction

giving offence to

causing trouble to

getting someone

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

getting your goat

raising your hackles

rubbing the wrong way

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

getting across someone

working into lather

rocking the boat

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

gnawing away at

putting the squeeze on

stacking the deck

having your knife into

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

jumping on one's case

dishonouring^UK

taking the heart out of

giving the needle

tyrannizing over

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

demoralizing^US

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

causing anguish

causing someone distress

stepping on the toes of

shouting catcalls at

demoralising^UK

causing discomfort

reducing to tears

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

showing ill will towards

making someone fed up

casting a gloom upon

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

causing pain to

having a grip on

becoming an obsession with

having a hold on

descending upon

bringing down on

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“But rather than torment her sister with more questions, Scarlett decided to let the matter drop.”

Verb

Present participle for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

heaping scorn on

pouring scorn on

taking the mickey

poking mullock at

taking the piss out of

making sport of

making jokes about

doing a number on

holding up to ridicule

detracting from

treating with contempt

making a fool of

treating contemptuously

making light of

showing contempt

making a laughing-stock

exposing to ridicule

making someone a laughing stock

slinging off at

pulling one's leg

laughing out of court

holding up to shame

making a game of

making a monkey out of

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“People, particularly other children at school, would always tease and torment me about my freckles.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

causing suffering to

causing agony to

causing pain to

inflicting anguish on

causing trouble to

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

giving someone the works

giving someone grief

putting on the rack

discriminating against

tearing to shreds

tearing to pieces

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

causing discomfort to

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“Their preferred weapon was a poison that could put a person in great physical pain, then torment them with past woes.”

Verb

Present participle for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the screws on

scaring the bejesus out of

twisting someone's arm

riding roughshod over

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

whipping around

scaring hell out of

uttering threats to

putting heat on

issuing threats to

having someone do something

putting pressure on

putting the heat on

putting the squeeze on

using pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

turning on the heat

twisting one's arm

putting under an obligation

breathing down someone's neck

tightening the screws on

turning the screws on

lording it over

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

holding a gun to one's head

riding roughshod

tightening the screw on

prevailing upon

turning the screw on

putting screws to

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

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“Wicked but clever men may point the finger of scorn at them, accuse them of entertaining merely temporal views, and endeavor to torment them with threats and promised persecutions.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause to feel fearful or scared

striking terror in

striking terror into

filling with terror

inspiring panic in

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring to death

frightening out of your wits

putting the fear of God into

making one's blood run cold

throwing into a blue funk

paralysing with fear

giving someone goose pimples

making one's hair stand on end

sending into a cold sweat

striking fear into

making one's flesh creep

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the hell out of

filling with fear

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the pants off

frightening to death

giving one the creeps

throwing into a panic

scaring the life out of

scaring the pants off of

frightening the life out of

frightening the living daylights out of

scaring the living daylights out of

frightening someone out of their wits

scaring witless

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“There was no fire and brimstone, no wicked imps to torment us.”

Verb

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

making jokes about

poking mullock at

making sport of

slinging off at

taking the mickey

making a monkey of

pulling someone's leg

poking borak at

pulling one's leg

taking the piss out of

giving a hard time

making a monkey out of

playing a prank

playing a practical joke

playing a joke on

playing a practical joke on

getting a rise out of

taking a rise out of

putting someone on

pulling someone's chain

playing the fool

playing a trick

rotting someone

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Verb

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

treating harshly

holding sway over

tyrannizing over

riding roughshod over

walking all over

trampling underfoot

weighing heavy upon

putting screws to

ruling with a rod of iron

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

ordering around

lording it over

domineering over

ruling despotically

keeping under thumb

having someone under your thumb

treating brutally

playing the heavy with

gaining mastery over

gaining ascendancy over

gaining control of

bringing to heel

rendering helpless

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

disenfranchising

getting hooks into

keeping in subjection

keeping in submission

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Verb

Present participle for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

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