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torment vs rag

rag vs torment

torment and rag both are nouns.

torment and rag both are verbs.

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

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