verb
1.
Synonyms: afflict , agonize, crucify, excruciate, harrow, rack, smite, torment, try, wring
Related Word: oppress, persecute, wrong; hurt, wound; maim, mangle, mutilate
Idioms: put on the rack, put to torture
2.
Synonyms: deform , contort, distort, misshape, warp, wind