Torment and Terror

Torment

Torment noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.
Usage example: insomnia that was caused by a host of nighttime torments

Terror and torment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terror" instead a noun "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

Terror

Terror noun - A source of persistent emotional distress.
Usage example: after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life

Torment and terror are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Torment" instead a noun "Terror".

How words are described

pure pure torment pure terror
original original torment original terror
endless endless torment endless terror
true true torment true terror
Other adjectives: perpetual, constant, extreme, great, terrible, new, psychological, extra, unspeakable, greatest, named, added.
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