atormentar

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atormentar

/ɐ.tuɾ.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) a- + tormento + -ar.

verb atormentando · atormentado · atormento · atormentas · atormenta · atormentamos

submeter a tormento; mortificar; importunar; afligir: Aquela neta só sabia atormentar os avós.
torturar, supliciar: Os algozes atormentavam o prisioneiro para ele confessar.
afligir-se, mortificar-se: Durante anos atormentei-me por tudo e por nada.

In English

gall to harass, harry
plague to harass
torment to cause severe suffering
bedevil to harass
bully to act aggressively towards

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BibTeX

@misc{atormentar_2026,
  title = {atormentar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/atormentar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}