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torment vs bug

bug vs torment

torment and bug both are nouns.

torment and bug both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
torment Yes No Yes No
bug Yes No Yes No
As verbs, bug is a hyponym of torment; that is, bug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torment:
  • torment: treat cruelly
  • bug: annoy persistently
Other hyponyms of torment include madden, hamstring, badger, beleaguer, pester, tease, oppress, persecute.
torment (noun) bug (noun)
the act of harassing someone insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
a severe affliction general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
extreme mental distress a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
unbearable physical pain
torment (verb) bug (verb)
subject to torture annoy persistently
torment emotionally or mentally tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
treat cruelly
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