Smart and Torment

Smart

Smart noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.

Usage example: the toddler was whining over the smart from the cut

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Torment and smart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead the word "Smart" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: he was tormented by nightmares about the accident

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Smart and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smart" instead the word "Torment" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

population	smart population	torment population
students	smart students	torment students

Although he often bewailed the constant parade of dim-witted and/or smart-mouthed students in his classroom, he also delighted in making their lives miserable with huge volumes of homework and other forms of torment.Mr.

Source: Series / You Can't Do That on Television
Annah in Planescape: Torment wavers between this and The Artful Dodger, as a street-smart guttersnipe, but her Fiery Redhead personality and tendency to shove a dagger in the guts of anyone who annoys her pushes her more to this trope.

Source: Satisfied Street Rat

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