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living death
living deathn. A situation or period of time characterized by unremitting pain and suffering.living death n a life or lengthy experience of constant misery liv′ing death′ n. a completely miserable, joyless existence, experience, situation, etc.; ordeal. [1665–75] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | living death - a state of constant miserymiserableness, misery, wretchedness - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" |
living death
living deathA life full of pain or suffering. It's a shame that some men treat marriage and family life like a living death. If I ever lost my independence due to injury or illness, it would be a living death. I don't like relying on other people.See also: death, livinga living death If someone's life is described as a living death, their quality of life is extremely poor. For nearly four years he has lain in a coma, trapped in what one doctor described as a `living death'. To be betrayed as you were betrayed is a living death.See also: death, livingliving death
Words related to living deathnoun a state of constant miseryRelated Words- miserableness
- misery
- wretchedness
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