quälen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- agonize verb To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- excruciate verb To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
- harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
- harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
- hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.
- peeve noun An annoyance or grievance.
- pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
- slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
- toil noun Hard, exhausting work.
- torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.
- vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.
Senses
quälen is used for these senses in English:
- agonize (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- anguish (transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
- distress To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
- excruciate (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
- harass To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
- harrow (transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
- hurt (transitive, intransitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
- peeve (colloquial) To annoy; vex.
agonize — full definition
- verb To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- verb To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.
- verb To cause agony or anguish in someone.
- verb To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
anguish — full definition
- noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
- verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.