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(n)
An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
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A miserable person; a wretch.
(adj)
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
A lack of hope; despair.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
A dire or unfortunate situation.
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
The quality of having a bitter taste.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
Extreme pain.
Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.
(figuratively) A painful or trying experience.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
The act of lamenting.
The distress that results from some disaster.
Extreme poverty or destitution.
(uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
The state of being impoverished.
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
Alternative spelling of pauperization. [The act or process of reducing to poverty.]
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
The state of being helpless.
The feeling of not being happy.
Widespread devastation and destruction.
A meagre allowance of money or wages.
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
(uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
(countable) A desire, wish, longing.
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
(British, figurative) The lowest income level at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met; poverty line or subsistence level.
A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
Any adversity; a trying period or event.
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
(chiefly uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
Obsolete spelling of sorrow. [(uncountable) unhappiness, woe]
Discontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
(obsolete) Anger; wrath; scorn; bitterness; repugnance.
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of dolour. [(chiefly uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.]
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
(rare) Heartache, misery, grief.
(obsolete) Affliction or trouble.
Alternative form of woefare. [Discontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.]
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
(Internet) A website.
(chiefly archaic or philosophy) The state or condition of being worse; inferiority.
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
(obsolete) Lamentation; grief.
(archaic, informal, with the) A state of melancholy, sadness, ennui.
The act of feeling sorrow.
(obsolete) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
(poetic) Alternative form of suffering. [The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.]