Torment
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DUN
Horse of a dull brownish grey color

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

4 letters

GOAD
A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

BAIT
Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

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RACK
A rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately

5 letters

CURSE
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

AGONY
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

HARRY
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

6 letters

PESTER
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

BADGER
Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

ORDEAL
A primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

PLAGUE
An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

HECTOR
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

MISERY
A feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"

HARASS
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

7 letters

CRUCIFY
Kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

ANGUISH
Extreme mental distress

BEDEVIL
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

TORTURE
The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"

AFFLICT
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

AGONISE
Cause to agonize

8 letters

DISTRESS
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

WORRYING
The act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

9 letters

BADGERING
The act of harassing someone

PERSECUTE
Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

TANTALISE
Harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

SUFFERING
Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

FRUSTRATE
Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

10 letters

EXCRUCIATE
Subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

HARASSMENT
The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

11 letters

BEDEVILMENT
The act of harassing someone