Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Tormented and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tormented" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Tormented
Tormented adjective - Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.
Destructive and tormented are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Tormented".
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AKIRA, when the main character Kaneda must battle his super-powered and tormented friend Tetsuo, who goes on a destructive rampage after his sanity is nearly split from the disturbing mental images that plague his mind after acquiring said super-powers.
Source: Tragic Monster
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