The Clue
Pesters (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TORMENTS
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Notes
The answer TORMENTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Hectors
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"