tormentor
One who tortures
A tormentor is someone who inflicts suffering on another—physical pain, psychological cruelty, or persistent harassment: The bully became her daily tormentor.
The word implies ongoing or repeated torment rather than a single act.
In theater, tormentors are the curtains or flats at the sides of a stage that mask the wings from the audience.
One who threatens others
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- abuserOne who mistreats others
- menaceSource of potential harm
antagonist · oppressor · aggressor · brute · thug · ruffian · heckler · pest
Person who enjoys cruelty
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- interrogatorOne who questions formally
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
Malevolent supernatural being
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- fiendCruel person or enthusiast
- incubusMale demon of sleep
- succubusFemale demon seducing sleepers
specter · poltergeist · bogeyman · nightmare · phantom · wraith
intimidator
One who threatens others
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- abuserOne who mistreats others
menace · antagonist · oppressor · aggressor · brute · thug · ruffian · heckler · pest · tyrant
sadist
Person who enjoys cruelty
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- interrogatorOne who questions formally
- executionerOne who kills condemned
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
succubus · specter · poltergeist · bogeyman · nightmare · phantom · wraith
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
intrusive · relentless · nagging · taunting · mocking · goading · baiting · needling · provoking · teasing
masking
Concealing by covering
curtain · scenery · backdrop · wing · batten · stage · rigging · flies
- theater partsstage, curtain, seats, seat, balcony
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- backdropsbackdrop, photo backdrop, mountain backdrop, cyclorama, scrim
- tormentorstorturer, torturers, persecutor, persecutors, oppressor
- bulliesbully, intimidator, harasser, persecutor, oppressor
- abusersabuser, batterer, beater, brutalizer, bully
- eternal tormentEndless punishment beyond death
- tormented soulOne suffering deep anguish
- psychological tormentInflicted emotional suffering
torment, tormenting, tormented, torments, tormentors, tormenter, tormenters