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rag vs torment

torment vs rag

rag and torment both are nouns.

rag and torment both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rag Yes No Yes No
torment Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rag and torment are synonyms defined as:
  • rag and torment: treat cruelly
Other synonyms of rag include bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate.
rag (noun) torment (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) the act of harassing someone
a small piece of cloth a severe affliction
newspaper with half-size pages intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) extreme mental distress
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
unbearable physical pain
rag (verb) torment (verb)
break into lumps before sorting subject to torture
censure severely or angrily torment emotionally or mentally
harass with persistent criticism or carping treat cruelly
play in ragtime
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Difference between rag and torment

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