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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

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

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 domineer with superior strength or force

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

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

bred-in-the-bone

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

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

easier said than done

energy-consuming

poverty-stricken

extremely upsetting

like getting blood out of a stone

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

a load of pants

bargain-basement

disadvantageous

foolish-looking

cursed with ill-luck

beyond contempt

behind eight ball

full of hardship

dissatisfactory

behind the eightball

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Adjective

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

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

uncompassionate

with a heart of stone

lacking compassion

anti-democratic

extremely critical

evil-intentioned

over-particular

over-censorious

self-opinionated

high and mighty

overextravagant

unaccommodating

bound and determined

as hard as nails

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

tough nut to crack

without sentiment

self-centred^UK

unfavourable^UK

uncommiserating

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

unconstitutional

self-centered^US

throwing one's weight about

highly effective

at each other's throats

uncommunicative

confrontational

dyed-in-the-wool

unimpressionable

dripping with malice

pass-remarkable

throwing weight around

proof against persuasion

ill-humoured^UK

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

standing one's ground

quietly humorous

out of proportion

in driver's seat

on your high horse

rubbing the wrong way

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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

dyed-in-the-wool

bred-in-the-bone

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

at the boiling point

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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

strong arm tactics

reign of terror

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

tiger by the tail

have on the brain

demanding money with menaces

putting into practice

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Noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

witty conversation

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

good-humoured mockery

backhanded compliment

shout of derision

clowning around

pleasant conversation

slap in the face

snappy comeback

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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

weighing heavily on

causing suffering to

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

having a down on

giving someone the hump

preying on your mind

traumatizing^US

breathing down someone's neck

discountenancing

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

causing discomfort to

getting on your wick

traumatising^UK

taking the piss out of

making someone see red

getting your back up

getting under your skin

hurting somebody's feelings

throwing off balance

antagonizing^US

punishing unfairly

giving the business

pressing down on

dampening spirits

causing concern to

antagonising^UK

taking the mickey

making uncomfortable

making sport of

making somebody's hackles rise

making despondent

causing trouble to

causing anxiety

rattling one's cage

making desolate

making things hot for someone

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

giving someone the works

tearing to pieces

making your blood boil

knocking for six

taking control of

trying your patience

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

inflicting anguish on

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

causing disquiet to

getting on the nerves of

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

getting in the hair of

scratching around

pressurizing^US

searching high heaven

pressurising^UK

lying heavily on

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

putting on the rack

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

making it tough for

causing to panic

deeply upsetting

inflicting trauma

finding fault with

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

putting pressure on

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

bringing pressure to bear on

driving you up the wall

getting your goat

giving someone the pip

driving to distraction

tearing to shreds

getting someone

dishonouring^UK

raising your hackles

rubbing the wrong way

sending into a rage

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

getting across someone

working into lather

rocking the boat

shouting catcalls at

tyrannizing over

giving offence to

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

putting the squeeze on

hurting the feelings of

taking the heart out of

jumping on one's case

stepping on the toes of

demoralizing^US

giving the needle

causing anguish

causing someone distress

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

stacking the deck

having your knife into

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

causing discomfort

demoralising^UK

reducing to tears

making someone fed up

casting a gloom upon

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

knocking sideways

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

causing pain to

descending upon

bringing down on

making jokes about

poking mullock at

slinging off at

making a monkey of

pulling someone's leg

poking borak at

pulling one's leg

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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

poking mullock at

making sport of

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

making jokes about

detracting from

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

doing a number on

look down one's nose at

treating contemptuously

making a fool of

regarding with contempt

looking down on

looking down upon

turning your nose up at

cocking a snook

thumbing one's nose

slinging off at

making light of

holding in disdain

pulling one's leg

showing contempt

holding up to shame

making a game of

making a laughing-stock

exposing to ridicule

making someone a laughing stock

laughing out of court

making a monkey out of

showing contempt for

holding in contempt

having no use for

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

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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

causing discomfort to

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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

scaring the bejesus out of

twisting someone's arm

riding roughshod over

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

whipping around

scaring hell out of

uttering threats to

putting heat on

issuing threats to

having someone do something

putting pressure on

putting the heat on

putting the squeeze on

using pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

turning on the heat

twisting one's arm

putting under an obligation

breathing down someone's neck

tightening the screws on

turning the screws on

lording it over

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

holding a gun to one's head

riding roughshod

tightening the screw on

prevailing upon

turning the screw on

putting screws to

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite 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 domineer with superior strength or force

treating harshly

holding sway over

gaining mastery over

bringing someone to their knees

gaining ascendancy over

gaining control of

riding roughshod over

walking all over

bringing to heel

trampling underfoot

tyrannizing over

weighing heavy upon

rendering helpless

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

ruling with a rod of iron

ruling with an iron hand

playing the heavy with

putting screws to

bringing under the yoke

putting the squeeze on

keeping under thumb

ordering around

having someone under your thumb

lording it over

domineering over

ruling despotically

treating brutally

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

giving orders to

ruling the roost

calling the shots

leading by the nose

throwing your weight around

being in the saddle

putting the screws on

running the show

bending to your will

pushing the buttons

using strong-arm tactics on

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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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