1
as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
the released soldiers gave interviews trying to explain to civilians the torment that prisoners of war experience
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as in distresses
a state of great suffering of body or mind
was in torment for weeks after he broke up with his girlfriend
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as in demons
a source of persistent emotional distress
insomnia that was caused by a host of nighttime torments
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as in plagues
to cause persistent suffering to
he was tormented by nightmares about the accident
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Symptoms may include nightmares and flashbacks to the event, trouble sleeping and feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Other symptoms experienced by military survivors of plane crashes include uncontrollable anxiety or rage, sleep problems, flashbacks, physical illness, mood swings, paranoia, nightmares and more.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Of course, neither dragons nor demons can be trusted, and the pact traps them in a decades-long, globe-spanning ritual of sacrifice and death.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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Jackson apparently was struggling with some inner demons in this period.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The most recent entry, Evil Dead Rise, stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two sisters trapped in a high-rise apartment as their family is possessed by supernatural terrors.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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Recent underground horrors remind us of the urgent need for action.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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To escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Keleti, who was born in Budapest, hid out in Hungary by taking on a fake identity while working as a maid.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Torments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torments. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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