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Unbearably or excruciatingly painful or torturous

Causing great pain or anguish

(of a person or governing body) Cruel or severe in nature

Offensive, causing or eliciting a strong negative reaction

Excessive, as results from obsession

Tempting, especially that which is beyond reach

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

Present participle for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

Present participle for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

Present participle for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

Present participle for to cause to feel fearful or scared

Present participle for to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

Present participle for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

Present participle for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion

Present participle for to execute vengeance

Present participle for suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

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Adjective

Unbearably or excruciatingly painful or torturous

extremely painful

life-threatening

bred-in-the-bone

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Adjective

Causing great pain or anguish

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

poverty-stricken

extremely upsetting

easier said than done

energy-consuming

like getting blood out of a stone

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

a load of pants

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

bargain-basement

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

disadvantageous

foolish-looking

full of hardship

beyond contempt

of poor quality

beyond the pale

less-than-stellar

not quite the done thing

not up to standard

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Adjective

(of a person or governing body) Cruel or severe in nature

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

desensitised^UK

uncompassionate

with a heart of stone

lacking compassion

anti-democratic

self-opinionated

high and mighty

overextravagant

as hard as nails

bound and determined

dishonourable^UK

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

dishonorable^US

without sentiment

unfavourable^UK

self-centred^UK

killer instinct

uncommiserating

having a killer instinct

unconstitutional

self-centered^US

throwing one's weight about

uncommunicative

at each other's throats

unimpressionable

dyed-in-the-wool

throwing weight around

tough nut to crack

proof against persuasion

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

standing one's ground

confrontational

out of proportion

in driver's seat

on your high horse

unaccommodating

unconscientious

like death and taxes

spoiling for a fight

ready for a fight

high-maintenance

over-particular

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

self-gratifying

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Adjective

Offensive, causing or eliciting a strong negative reaction

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

confrontational

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Adjective

Excessive, as results from obsession

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Adjective

Tempting, especially that which is beyond reach

tongue-in-cheek

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Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

pressurisation^UK

pressurization^US

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

strong-arm tactics

strong-arm tactic

reign of terror

intimidating remark

threatening remark

intimidatory remark

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

strong arm tactics

tiger by the tail

have on the brain

demanding money with menaces

putting into practice

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Noun

Teasing

witty conversation

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

good-humoured mockery

superciliousness

backhanded compliment

clowning around

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Verb

Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

giving a hard time

driving up the wall

giving someone grief

driving bananas

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

causing suffering to

weighing heavily on

getting on your nerves

making miserable

getting in your hair

cutting to the quick

discriminating against

rubbing up the wrong way

inconveniencing

bending someone's ear

making wretched

discombobulating

giving a bad time

causing anguish to

driving round the bend

having it in for

causing anxiety to

hacking you off

causing discomfort to

having a down on

taking the piss out of

preying on your mind

giving someone the hump

treating harshly

antagonizing^US

traumatizing^US

pressurizing^US

breathing down someone's neck

discountenancing

antagonising^UK

pressurising^UK

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

taking the mickey

getting on your wick

making sport of

causing pain to

traumatising^UK

making someone see red

getting your back up

getting under your skin

hurting somebody's feelings

throwing off balance

walking all over

inflicting anguish on

punishing unfairly

giving the business

pressing down on

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

putting the squeeze on

dampening spirits

causing concern to

making uncomfortable

causing agony to

making somebody's hackles rise

making despondent

causing trouble to

causing anxiety

rattling one's cage

putting pressure on

making desolate

making jokes about

poking mullock at

making things hot for someone

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

issuing threats to

tearing to pieces

tyrannizing over

trying your patience

riding roughshod over

making your blood boil

knocking for six

taking control of

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

causing disquiet to

getting on the nerves of

lying heavily on

breaking one's heart

getting in the hair of

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

putting a damper on

scratching around

searching high heaven

getting your hackles up

getting up someone's nose

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

making it tough for

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

causing to panic

dishonouring^UK

finding fault with

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

bringing pressure to bear on

driving you up the wall

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

getting your goat

driving to distraction

giving someone the pip

tearing to shreds

getting someone

raising your hackles

rubbing the wrong way

getting across someone

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

working into lather

rocking the boat

shouting catcalls at

stepping on the toes of

giving offence to

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

causing discomfort

whipping around

scaring hell out of

putting heat on

uttering threats to

hurting the feelings of

heaping scorn on

taking the heart out of

going for jugular

giving no quarter

laying a bad trip on

jumping on one's case

putting on the rack

giving someone the works

knocking around

handling roughly

demoralizing^US

giving the needle

causing anguish

causing someone distress

having your knife into

stacking the deck

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

throwing into tizzy

putting screws to

weighing heavy upon

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

holding sway over

trampling underfoot

bringing to heel

demoralising^UK

playing the heavy with

reducing to tears

casting a gloom upon

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

descending upon

bringing down on

twisting someone's arm

having someone do something

putting the screws on

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the heat on

making threats to

flexing muscles

threatening to harm

making threats against

threatening to kill

shaking fist at

looking daggers

slinging off at

making a monkey of

pulling someone's leg

poking borak at

pulling one's leg

doing mischief to

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“But rather than torment her sister with more questions, Scarlett decided to let the matter drop.”

Verb

Present participle for to mock, taunt or tease someone in a manner designed to provoke them

heaping scorn on

pouring scorn on

detracting from

holding up to ridicule

poking mullock at

making sport of

treating with contempt

doing a number on

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

making jokes about

slinging off at

pulling one's leg

making a fool of

holding up to shame

making a monkey of

holding in contempt

giving Bronx cheer

looking down on

turning up one's nose

making a monkey out of

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

curling your lip at

turning your nose up at

treating contemptuously

thumbing nose at

showing contempt for

showing contempt

making a game of

making a laughing-stock

exposing to ridicule

making someone a laughing stock

laughing out of court

tearing to pieces

curling one's lip

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“People, particularly other children at school, would always tease and torment me about my freckles.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause or experience severe mental or physical suffering

causing suffering to

causing agony to

causing pain to

inflicting anguish on

causing trouble to

giving someone grief

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“Their preferred weapon was a poison that could put a person in great physical pain, then torment them with past woes.”

Verb

Present participle for to intimidate with threats or bullying behavior

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the screws on

riding roughshod over

scaring the bejesus out of

twisting someone's arm

putting pressure on

putting the squeeze on

using pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

turning on the heat

putting under an obligation

twisting one's arm

lording it over

breathing down someone's neck

throwing your weight around

putting the chill on

putting the arm on

riding roughshod

having someone do something

bringing force to bear on

putting the heat on

high pressuring

making an offer they can't refuse

putting screws to

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

pressurizing into

bludgeoning into

browbeating into

dragooning into

ruling with a rod of iron

calling the shots

being in the saddle

bending to your will

leading by the nose

keeping under thumb

ruling with an iron hand

giving orders to

ordering around

running the show

walking all over

pushing the buttons

ruling the roost

terrorizing into

intimidating into

leaving someone no option but to

making necessary

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

putting heat on

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“Wicked but clever men may point the finger of scorn at them, accuse them of entertaining merely temporal views, and endeavor to torment them with threats and promised persecutions.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause to feel fearful or scared

“There was no fire and brimstone, no wicked imps to torment us.”

Verb

Present participle for to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

Verb

Present participle for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

Verb

Present participle for to be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion

Verb

Present participle for to execute vengeance

Verb

Present participle for suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs

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