Tempt and Torment

Tempt

Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Torment and tempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a verb "Tempt".

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

Torment

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Tempt and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tempt" instead a verb "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

Common collocations

girl tempt girl torment girl
humanity tempt humanity torment humanity
character tempt character torment character
hero tempt hero torment hero
Other words: man, people, children, someone, characters, brother, anyone, cat, everyone, homer, humans, times, kids, victims, souls, members, girls.
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