"tormented" in the verb sense
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"
"tormented" in the adjective sense
1. anguished, tormented, tortured
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
"an anguished conscience"
"a small tormented schoolboy"
"a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
2. hag-ridden, hagridden, tormented
tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
"hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License