A state of physical or mental suffering

• wretchedness

  1. An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
  2. A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.

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  1. An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
  2. A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.

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• wound

  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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  1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
  2. An injury to the feelings.
  3. To inflict wounds or a wound on.

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• woe

  1. Sorrow or grief; misery.
  2. Misfortune or wretchedness:
  3. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:

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  1. Sorrow or grief; misery.
  2. Misfortune or wretchedness:
  3. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:

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• torture

  1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
  2. Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony:
  3. An experience or cause of severe pain or anguish:

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  1. Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
  2. Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony:
  3. An experience or cause of severe pain or anguish:

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• torment

  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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• pain

  1. An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body:
  2. Bodily suffering characterized by such feelings:
  3. Mental or emotional suffering; distress.

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  1. An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body:
  2. Bodily suffering characterized by such feelings:
  3. Mental or emotional suffering; distress.

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• misery

  1. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
  2. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress:
  3. A cause or source of suffering:

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  1. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
  2. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress:
  3. A cause or source of suffering:

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• hurt

  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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  1. To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
  2. To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
  3. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:

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• distress

  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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• anguish

  1. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment.
  2. To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
  3. To feel or suffer anguish.

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  1. Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment.
  2. To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
  3. To feel or suffer anguish.

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• agony

  1. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain:
  2. An instance of such suffering:
  3. A sudden or intense emotion:

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  1. The suffering of intense physical or mental pain:
  2. An instance of such suffering:
  3. A sudden or intense emotion:

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The condition of being sick

• sickness

  1. The condition of being sick; illness.
  2. A disease; a malady.
  3. Nausea.

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  1. The condition of being sick; illness.
  2. A disease; a malady.
  3. Nausea.

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• infirmity

  1. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
  2. A bodily ailment or weakness:
  3. Weakness of resolution or character:

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  1. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
  2. A bodily ailment or weakness:
  3. Weakness of resolution or character:

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• indisposition

  1. Disinclination; unwillingness.
  2. A minor ailment.

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  1. Disinclination; unwillingness.
  2. A minor ailment.

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• illness

  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. A disease.
  3. The quality of being disagreeable or unpleasant.

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  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. A disease.
  3. The quality of being disagreeable or unpleasant.

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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Something hard to bear physically or emotionally

• tribulation

  1. Great affliction, trial, or distress; suffering:
  2. An experience that tests one's endurance, patience, or faith.

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  1. Great affliction, trial, or distress; suffering:
  2. An experience that tests one's endurance, patience, or faith.

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• trial

  1. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury:
  2. An instance of such a proceeding:
  3. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:

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  1. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury:
  2. An instance of such a proceeding:
  3. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:

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• cross

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

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  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

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• burden

  1. Something that is carried.
  2. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear.
  3. A source of great worry or stress; weight:

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  1. Something that is carried.
  2. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear.
  3. A source of great worry or stress; weight:

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A cause of suffering or harm

• woe

  1. Sorrow or grief; misery.
  2. Misfortune or wretchedness:
  3. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:

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  1. Sorrow or grief; misery.
  2. Misfortune or wretchedness:
  3. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:

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• scourge

  1. A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
  2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
  3. A small whip used to inflict punishment.

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  1. A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
  2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
  3. A small whip used to inflict punishment.

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• plague

  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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• ill

  1. Not healthy; sick:
  2. Not normal; unsound:
  3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing:

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  1. Not healthy; sick:
  2. Not normal; unsound:
  3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing:

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• evil

  1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
  2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
  3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:

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  1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
  2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
  3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:

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• curse

  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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• bane

  1. A cause of harm, ruin, or death:
  2. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation:
  3. Fatal injury or ruin:

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  1. A cause of harm, ruin, or death:
  2. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation:
  3. Fatal injury or ruin:

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