agonizer
One who tortures
An agonizer is someone who agonizes—dwelling on difficult decisions or painful situations with prolonged distress: She's such an agonizer; it took her three weeks to pick a paint color.
The word suggests excessive or unnecessary suffering over choices that others might resolve quickly.
One who causes anguish
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- torturerOne who inflicts agony
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- sadistPerson who enjoys cruelty
oppressor · tormenter · affliction · ordeal · anguish · suffering · misery · distress
Forced choice between undesirables
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- indecisionFailure to decide
ambivalence · hesitation · deliberation · vacillation · crossroads · uncertainty · impasse · deadlock
Opposition between parties
- battleArmed military engagement
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
stress · pressure · overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · worry · nervousness · crisis
tormentor
One who causes anguish
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- torturerOne who inflicts agony
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
sadist · oppressor · tormenter · affliction · ordeal · anguish · suffering · misery · distress · pain
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- quandaryState of perplexity
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
indecision · ambivalence · hesitation · deliberation · vacillation · crossroads · uncertainty · impasse · deadlock · paralysis
conflict
Opposition between parties
anxiety · stress · pressure · overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · worry · nervousness · crisis · anguish
torture device
Object causing deliberate pain
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