Emotions

Synonyms for harassment

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineEmotions

a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

torment

Same sentence, swapped: So great was his torment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for harassment as it is used in the sentence above.

frustration
temper
difficulty

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Closest first: other emotions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

regretnounsorrowsadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointmentTreelineHas a reason line restlessadjectiveitchynervous and unable to relaxTreeline stabnounthrusta strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrumentTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line tenderadjectivefondhaving or displaying warmth or affectionTreelineHas a reason line worriedadjectiveupsetafflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or griefFoothills2 senses worryverbcarebe concerned withFoothillsHas a reason line zealnounelana feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)High Camp preciseadjectiveexactcharacterized by perfect conformity to fact or truthTreeline

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