Tormentor and Villain

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Tormentor noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.

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Villain and tormentor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villain" instead a noun "Tormentor".

Nearby Words: torment, tormented, tormenting

Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

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Tormentor and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tormentor" instead a noun "Villain".

Nearby Words: villainous, villainy

Evil Redhead: Laurel, the redheaded tormentor of Jill in the first book, is a teenage villain.

Source: Literature / Bloodlines
Perhaps the character has been abused far too long from their tormentor(s) and that going overboard with their revenge is exactly how they feel, which is quite common with a bullied character turning into a villain.

Source: Rationalizing the Overkill
While the book follows a sort of Psycho for Hire terrorizing a murderer and career criminal, Ripley the "hero" is the murderer and career criminal and the story is told in a way that he comes across as a sympathetic victim while his tormentor is the villain of the novel.

Source: Pay Evil unto Evil

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