ellende — meaning in English
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English meaning
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hardship
noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
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misery
noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
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plague
noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
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woe
noun Deep sadness or distress, or a misfortune that causes it.
Senses
ellende is used for these senses in English:
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misery
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
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plague
(figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
misery — full definition
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noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
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noun Something that causes great unhappiness, such as hardship or poverty.
