Elend — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abject adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
- miserable adj Extremely unhappy, especially over a period of time.
- misery noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
- seedy adj Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
- squalor noun A filthy, degraded state, especially caused by poverty or neglect.
Senses
Elend is used for these senses in English:
- abject Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]
- distress Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
- miserable In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- misery Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- seedy Infirm, unwell, gone to seed.
- seedy Suffering the effects of a hangover.
- squalor Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
abject — full definition
- adj Experienced or done in the most extreme or miserable degree, especially poverty or failure.
- adj Lacking self-respect or dignity; deserving contempt.
distress — full definition
- noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.