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苦しめる — meaning in English

kurushimeru

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English meaning

  • anguish noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  • annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
  • torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.

Senses

苦しめる is used for these senses in English:

  • anguish (transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
  • annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  • torment (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

anguish — full definition

  1. noun Severe mental or physical suffering, often caused by grief, loss, or distress.
  2. verb To suffer or cause severe mental distress.

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