This is the 12347th most frequent Polish word.
mordowac
To murder or massacre.
Here, 'mordować' is used in the literal sense, referring to the act of killing in a dramatic or dark context.
On zamierzał mordować zdradzieckich szpiegów.
He planned to murder the treacherous spies.
In this example, 'mordować' is employed metaphorically to imply causing extreme distress or hardship.
Ciężka praca mnie mordowała przez cały tydzień.
Hard work tormented me all week.
This sentence uses 'zamordowany,' the noun form of the word indicating that something bad was done to someone, typically in a tragic or violent context.