The Clue
Agony (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TORMENT
Tags
Notes
The answer TORMENT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Afflict
Harass
Pain
Plague
Definition
TORMENT as a noun:
1. (torture, torment) = unbearable physical pain
2. (anguish, torment, torture) = extreme mental distress
3. (agony, torment, torture) = intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
4. (harassment, torment) = a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
5. (curse, torment) = a severe affliction
6. (badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment) = the act of harassing someone
TORMENT as a verb:
1. (torment, torture, excruciate, rack) = torment emotionally or mentally
2. (torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate) = treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
3. (torture, excruciate, torment) = subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"