pathological vs tormenting

pathological

adj
  • Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. 

  • Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. 

  • Pertaining to pathology. 

  • Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance. 

tormenting

adj
  • Involving or causing torment. 

noun
  • The act by which somebody is tormented. 

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