Kummer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- grief noun Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss or bereavement.
- grievance noun A formal complaint, especially about unfair treatment at work.
- heartbreak noun Intense sadness or grief, especially after losing someone or something you loved deeply.
- sorrow noun Deep sadness, especially over a loss.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
- tribulation noun Any adversity; a trying period or event.
- woe noun Deep sadness or distress, or a misfortune that causes it.
Senses
Kummer is used for these senses in English:
- burden A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- distress Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
- distress A cause of such discomfort.
- grief Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]
- grievance (countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
- grievance (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
- heartbreak Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
- sorrow (uncountable) unhappiness, woe
burden — full definition
- noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
- verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.
distress — full definition
- noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.