Word: tormentingly
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...stalactite-jagged pieces of stone that evoke a heavy grottolike or grim moonscape atmosphere and achieve a feeling of gloom and doom. Although there were some boos for the scenery on opening night, it did suggest a kind of nightmarish psychological symbolism, and to some critics it made the torment of the characters seem much more lifelike...
...write gaily about any abomination-Brendan Behan turned out two successful stage comedies about men who were to be executed in the morning, neither with a happy ending-but it is hard to recall anything quite like Waterhouse's merry laughter at his main character's torment...
...went beyond anything since Reconstruction. A series of laws aimed at slum renovation and consumer protection were progressive and long overdue. The various anti-poverty programs, while uneven in efficacy and wisdom, were the beginning of a necessary break with the dole approach. In the foreign field, the continuing torment of Viet Nam overshadowed significant accomplishments. Most notable were agreements with the Russians and the beginning of the process that could lead to realistic arms control. The Glassboro summit with Aleksei Kosygin helped start this movement...
...final torment, Lear cradles the lifeless body of his heart's love, Cordelia, uttering the desolate fivefold "Never" over the daughter whom he will never see alive again. By that time, the odyssey of suffering is complete, and Cobb has elevated Lear's pain into a kingship of the spirit...
...Your torment here was brief...