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Tormentor

One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.

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Broader term 2

Flat 76% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Oppressor 76% connected

One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

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Gadfly 76% connected

Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies.

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Harasser 76% connected

One who harasses.

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Pest 76% connected

A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague.

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Pesterer 76% connected

One who pesters or harasses.

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Tantalizer 76% connected

One who tantalizes.

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Oppress 74% connected

To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Oppress 74% connected

To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Persecutor 92% connected

One who persecutes, or harasses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Teaser 92% connected

One who teases or vexes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tormenter 92% connected

One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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