Rolesets - torment

torment

torment.01 - cause anguish

TORMENT-V NOTES: Member of Vncls amuse-31.1. Checked by Julia, 10/2010. (from torment.01-v)

Aliases:

torment (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: tormenter
ARG1-PPT: tormented
ARG2-MNR: instrument

just transitive

They concede that
much of the government meddlingARG0
thatR-ARG0
tormentsrel
themARG1
is essential to the public good , and even to their own businesses .

with instrument

Far from being minimalistARGM-PRD
,
the musicARG0
unabatinglyARGM-MNR
tormentsrel
usARG1
with apparent novelties not so cleverly disguised in the simplicities of 4/4 time , octave intervals , and ragtime or gospel chord progressionsARG2
.