Tormenting

tor·ment  (tôrmnt)

n.

1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.

2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.

3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

tr.v. (tôr-mnt, tôrmnt) tor·ment·ed, tor·ment·ing, tor·ments

1. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish. See Synonyms at afflict.

2. To agitate or upset greatly.

3. To annoy, pester, or harass.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tormentum, from torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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tor·menting·ly adv.