Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Tormenting and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tormenting" instead an adjective "Bad".
Tormenting
Tormenting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: it was a tormenting moment as they helplessly watched the other team score in the final seconds of the game
Bad and tormenting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Tormenting".
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Both words in one sentence
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The twist: she suddenly realizes she's been blindly following Nancy's lead in ostracizing/tormenting Laura and immediately feels bad for it.
- Synopsis: Months after the P-1 Climax the Amagi Inn welcomes a red-haired guest with a love for playing with sharp swords, making bad puns, and tormenting the manager's daughter.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Persona 4 - An arc has the King of the Vampires tormenting John Constantine while he's at his lowest point (homeless and alcoholic after a bad breakup) by killing the one guy he'd been friends with since his time on the street and tormenting him about the general worthlessness of humans.
Source: Too Spicy for Yog Sothoth
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