Tormented (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She lay awake, her mind tormented by the memory of that terrible accident.
- His dark past had left him tormented by nightmares that refused to fade.
- The sound of footsteps at night left the old woman tormented by foreboding fears.
- Haunted by the loss of his loved one, the man's mind became tormented by visions of a desolate future.
- As the anniversary of the tragedy approached, Emily found herself tormented by the same morbid fear that haunted her every year.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.