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torment vs plague

plague vs torment

torment and plague both are nouns.

torment and plague both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
torment Yes No Yes No
plague Yes No Yes No
As verbs, plague is a hypernym of torment; that is, plague is a word with a broader meaning than torment:
  • torment: treat cruelly
  • plague: annoy continually or chronically
Other hypernyms of torment include beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke.
torment (noun) plague (noun)
the act of harassing someone an annoyance
a severe affliction any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain a swarm of insects that attack plants
extreme mental distress a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented any epidemic disease with a high death rate
unbearable physical pain
torment (verb) plague (verb)
subject to torture annoy continually or chronically
torment emotionally or mentally cause to suffer a blight
treat cruelly
Difference between torment and plague

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