Appear and Torment

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

Torment and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Torment

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Appear and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

Common collocations

man appear man torment man
people appear people torment people
parents appear parents torment parents
way appear way torment way
Other words: characters, world, anyone, everyone, humans, times, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • Ride / Indiana Jones Adventure Door of Doom: The Gates of Doom appear to lead to a nightmarish alternate dimension where everlasting torment is guaranteed.
  • Video Game / 99 Spirits The Tsukumogami at first appear to be this - evil spirits with no purpose but to torment the living.
  • Series / House of Cards (US) Even death can't stop some of the best characters: Zoe Barnes and Peter Russo appear to torment Frank inside hallucination sequences.
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