Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Torment
Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: he was tormented by nightmares about the accident
How words are described
| emotional | emotional help | emotional torment |
| physical | physical help | physical torment |
| best | best help | best torment |
| similar | similar help | similar torment |
| Other adjectives: great, personal, new, mental, psychological, final, further, extra, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After a whole episode of torment, he seemingly snaps and confronts the Joker, frightening him so much that the Joker calls Batman for help.
- He did all of this so he could psychologically torment the sympathetic and almost saint-like Kenshin, who's tried to do his best ever since Tomoe's death to atone for his crimes and help others.
Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Anime - Of course he wants to side with his fellow captives and escape from this torment, he is always there to help them out with all their fact finding and scheming.
Source: Conflicting Loyalty
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