torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian It is the groundswell of pity that will be tormenting Robert Green most of all.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2010