grief vs torture

grief

noun
  • Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial. 

  • Suffering, hardship. 

  • Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. 

verb
  • To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game. 

torture

noun
  • The intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. 

  • The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships. 

  • (often as "absolute torture") Stage fright; severe embarrassment. 

verb
  • To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone). 

How often have the words grief and torture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )