What is another word for tormentors?

Pronunciation: [tɔːmˈɛntɔːz] (IPA)

The word tormentor refers to a person or group of people who cause physical or emotional distress to someone else. Some common synonyms for this word include oppressor, bully, abuser, harasser, intimidator, and persecutor. These words describe individuals who use their power or position to inflict harm or suffering on others. Other synonyms for tormentor may include aggressor, antagonist, tyrant, sadist, fiend, or monster. While the intensity of these words may vary, they all convey a sense of cruelty or malice towards another person. It is important to recognize and address tormentors in order to create a safe and equitable environment for everyone.

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Usage examples for Tormentors

The sun was hardly down before the tormentors came out in myriads.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
These places are most accessible to dogs, owing to the habit of cattle to drive their tormentors away by lowering their heads and using their horns.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
And now it appeared his unseen tormentors were afraid he might escape them.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine

Famous quotes with Tormentors

  • Silence encourages the tormentors not the tormented
    Anon
  • Mr. Dodgson had a great horror of being "lionised," and ingeniously silenced his tormentors by representing to them, indirectly, that "lewis Carroll," the author of "Alice," and "Mr. Dodgson" were two separate persons.
    Lewis Carroll
  • What can it matter to me, that I succeed or fail? The undertaking is none of mine, if they want me to succeed I’ll fail, and vice versa, so as not to be rid of my tormentors.
    Samuel Beckett
  • Desire was only another weapon, like hunger, loneliness, and cold arrayed against him by his tormentors
    Alice Borchardt
  • Freedom is a heady thing. To an Iraqi, it is like being awakened from a 30- year nightmare by a blinding blaze of bright white light. When a young man steals a television set from the Ministry of Education, he thinks he is striking a blow against the Ba'ath Party. He has not yet become aware that he is in fact stealing it from a building that now belongs to him and is about to start serving his needs, and not those of his tormentors.
    Kanan Makiya

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