unhappiness

  • 111blues — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. melancholy, despondency. See dejection. II (Roget s IV) pl.n. 1. [A state of despondency; often with the] Syn. depressed spirits, heaviness of heart, melancholy, dejection; see gloom 2 . 2. [Rhythmic… …

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  • 112gloom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dejection, sadness, dole fulness, melancholy; shadow, shade, dimness, darkness, obscurity; pessimism. Ant., cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Heavy shade] Syn. shadow, murk, dimness, dark; see… …

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  • 113woe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trouble, tribulation; sorrow, grief; unhappiness, misery. See pain, dejection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, pain, misery; see distress 1 , grief 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. sorrow… …

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  • 114sadness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, dejection, melancholy, depression, grief, despondency, sorrowfulness, oppression, downs*, gloom*, blues*, dumps*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. downheartedness, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery, unhappiness …

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  • 115Pain — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pain >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 mental suffering mental suffering pain dolor Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering sufferance Sgm: N 1 ache ache smart &c.(physical pain) 378 Sgm: N 1 passion …

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  • 116moan — moan1 [məun US moun] v 1.) [I and T] informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason ▪ I feel seasick already, she moaned. moan about ▪ A lot of people moaned about the parking problems. moan at BrE …

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  • 117ligature —    A knotted loop of thread used by witches to cause demonic castration or impotence in men, as well as barrenness in women and unhappiness in marriage. The ligature also served to bind couples in illicit amatory relationships.    Belief in… …

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  • 118moan — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure: The sick child moaned a little and then fell asleep. 2 (I, T) BrE informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good… …

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  • 119frustration foul — /frusˈtreɪʃən faʊl/ (say froohs trayshuhn fowl) noun Sport a foul committed by a player for such reasons as unhappiness with his or her performance or unhappiness with the rulings of the game s officials …

  • 120misery — /ˈmɪzəri / (say mizuhree) noun (plural miseries) 1. great distress of mind; extreme unhappiness. 2. a cause or source of wretchedness. 3. distress caused by privation or poverty. 4. wretchedness of condition or circumstances. –phrase 5. misery me …