Pain,Suffering,Unpleasant Flashcards
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Dreadful
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adj. extremely bad or unpleasant
- He made a dreadful remark that caused sadness on her.
- This place has become dreadful after the civil strife that the residence started packing to move to another town.
- Another dreadful day for the man who doesn’t know what to do with life.
2
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Affliction
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[uncountable, countable]
n. something that causes pain and suffering
- Psychopaths never acknowledge others’ affliction.
- Incompetent politicians are the catastrophic affliction of the country.
- Many people see religion as the major source of affliction.
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Writhe
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v. to twist or contort body in response to discomfort or pain
writhe (about/around)(in/with something)
- When he tried to kick the rock, his foot broke and he writhed in excruciating pain.
- After she broke up with her long-time boyfriend, she writhed in regret and anguish that prompted her mother to call a psychiatrist.
- The rabbit attempts to writhe in desperate effort to loosen the grip of the eagle.