Disturb and Torture

Disturb

Disturb verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

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Torture and disturb are semantically related In some cases you can use "Torture" instead a verb "Disturb".

Torture verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street

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Disturb and torture are semantically related in upset or hurt severely topic. Sometimes you can use "Disturb" instead a verb "Torture".

Nearby Words: tortured, torturous, torturing, torturer

friend	disturb friend	torture friend
bond	disturb bond	torture bond
parents	disturb parents	torture parents
characters	disturb characters	torture characters
Other words: mother, anyone, everyone, humans.

When Ben confronts him, he proceeds to disturb and psychologically torture the kid thanks to weird illusions involving a huge deal of Alien Geometry.

Source: Vile Villain, Saccharine Show
While his mother did abandon him and Crane has some reason to be angry with her from his point of view, Disproportionate Retribution aside, Marilyn did absolutely nothing wrong, and his torture of her is so ruthless that even the girls are upset, one of the few times that his actions disturb them.

Source: Fanfic / The CA Tverse

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